Busch Gardens offers safari style animal encounters, amusement park rides and exciting stage shows, creating fun for all the family. The park has animals from all over the world including rhinos, lions, tigers, zebras, and giraffes. Truck tours take visitors into the large Serengeti enclosure to get an up close view of the animals. A range of rides are offered in the park to suit children of all ages. Multiple dining options can be found in the park, some of which offer views of the animals in the Serengeti enclosure.
Busch Gardens
10165 N. McKinley Dr
Tampa, FL 33612
888-800-5447
buschgardens.com
The Florida Aquarium offers the chance to view a wide range of marine life and to swim with some of its inhabitants. In addition to fish, the aquarium is also home to turtles, otters and penguins. Kids will love the daily penguin parade, which brings them within touching distance of the animals. Wild dolphin boat tours are also run from the aquarium.
Florida Aquarium
701 Channelside Dr
Tampa, FL 33602
813-273-400
flaquarium.com
The Museum of Science and Industry offers kids the chance to learn through exhibits and practical experiments about the natural and industrial world around them. Educational classes and programs are available for all age groups. The museum has 400,000 square feet of exhibits that offer an interactive learning experience. Kids will love the Maxdome, the museum's own Imax theater which shows fun, educational films about space, prehistory and the natural world.
Museum of Science and Industry
4801 E. Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33617
813-987-6000
mosi.org
The Tampa Fire Museum was a working fire house from 1911 to 1974. A group of local citizens raised the money to turn the disused firehouse into a museum. Kids will love to see all the classic firefighting equipment and learn about how fighting fire used to work and how it works today. The museum also runs workshops on fire safety for kids.
Tampa Fire Museum
720 Zack St
Tampa, FL 33602
813-964-6862
tampafiremuseum.org
