terbear1225
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Taking a family road trip to visit my brother in Tampa but we dont want arrive to early in the day. Any suggestions of good/ fun places to make some stops on the way. I will be travelling with a 7yo and a 5 yo.
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Stop anywhere and as often as you need for the kids, or your trip could be really, really long. If you are planning on making an overnight stop, and if you are coming down I-95, Charleston or Savannah are neat, and the kids will enjoy it. That puts you 6-7 hours out of Tampa, so you could leave either of those places around 0900 - 1000, and arrive in Tampa easily late afternoon/very early evening.
What part of town/Hillsborough County will you be in? Just happens to be where I live.
Chris0nllyn
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South of the Border.
It's old as dirt, but kids will probably like it.
It's old as dirt, but kids will probably like it.
What a blast from the past! Takes me back to our 1967 Rambler Ambassador SW where we three boys sat in the rear-facing back seat on our numerous cross country trips. Seven kids and two parents in three bench seats made for some very, errrr....close travel, for sure.
Bay_Kat
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desertrat
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Only if you have never been. It is a one time thing. Manatee State Park in FL maybe? Little detour. Get there late go see manatees in the AM. Go to Tampa. It's off of I 75.
terbear1225
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Thanks for the info. We will be staying near McDill AFB.
Might think about stopping in Charleston
terbear1225
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Older brother has already mandated a stop there. Ive been before, remember it being a massive tourist trap.
Bay_Kat
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I live near here, really cool place to visit. I spend a lot of time there. It's a little over an hour north of Tampa.
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You definitely need more than one day or night in Charleston. Make that a separate trip as there is lots to see and do both downtown and the beaches nearby and in between. If you do stop there, try and take the kids to the aquarium. You won't regret it.
terbear1225
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On a related note, is there anywhere local (california area) that has a good selection of disney t shirts for kids. Havent told them yet that we're going to disney world while we're there and thought Id surprise them with t shirts
terbear1225
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Made it back from tampa with no TB, did manage to catch what I think is the flu though
Bay_Kat
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Made it back from tampa with no TB, did manage to catch what I think is the flu though
Did it rain a lot while you were there? It's rained here every day for the last month for at least a few hours, yesterday it rained all day and today looks like a repeat. The weather where I am and the weather in Tampa can be so different.
Sorry to hear you picked up a bug, hope you feel better.