Vacationing in Florida: Where to Go, What to Do
Perhaps you can’t postpone that long-overdue vacation you’ve been planning all year round. You’ve always wanted to get away from it all this winter holidays, and you’ve chosen to spend your vacation in Florida. However, you simply don’t know exactly where to go or what to do there. Don’t worry because here are several fun places to check out this coming Yuletide season.
Perhaps you may be a fitness buff itching to get some exercise, or maybe you’re kind of homesick and you need some icy fun. There’s no better way to do it than to go ice skating. What? Ice skating in Florida? You bet. There are lots of ice skating rinks in Florida, and Countryside Towncenter’s Centre Ice in Clearwater is one arena you wouldn’t want to miss.
Okay, so you’ve lost all that energy and you need to put some sugar into your system. Walt Disney World’s culinary experts showcase their sweet masterpieces at the Beach Club Resort, Epcot, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Boardwalk, Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, the Contemporary and Polynesian resorts, and at the Yacht Club Resort’s lobby. Oh, and yes, you can eat the displays.
Perhaps you may be itching to get some exercise, or you’re just a bit homesick and you need to get some icy fun. There’s no better way to do it than to go ice skating. What? Ice skating in Florida? You bet. There are lots of ice skating rinks in Florida, and Countryside Towncenter’s Centre Ice in Clearwater is one arena you wouldn’t want to miss.
Okay, so you’ve lost all that energy and you need to get some sugar into your system. Walt Disney World’s culinary experts showcase their sweet masterpieces at the Beach Club Resort, Epcot, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Boardwalk, Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, the Contemporary and Polynesian resorts, and at the Yacht Club Resort’s lobby. Oh, and yes, you can eat the displays.
One place you must really go to while in Florida is Fort Christmas Historical Park. The park is a replica of the fort that was built in 1837 sometime during the Second Seminole War, which started from a battle called the Dades Massacre. History buffs won’t want to miss this Fort Christmas recreation.
Visit the Whitehall Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida for that unique historical experience. Henry Morrison Flagler, one of the original partners of the oil giant now called Exxon, had the 55-room, 60,000-square-foot vacation mansion built as a wedding gift for his wife Mary Lily. Whitehall is among the so-called Gilded Age homes that have survived through the years.
Christmas won’t be complete without presents, and one really memorable place to go shopping in west central Florida is at Rogers’ Christmas House and Village. You’d swear that that Santa Claus was a Florida native after you’ve toured this captivating village. Rogers’ Christmas House and Village consists of five houses, namely the Main Christmas House, the Magnolia House, the Country Cottage, Storybook Land, and the Little House under the Oak Tree.