Distraction Attractions include activities that, generally speaking, you can enjoy in a couple of hours. Many of these very creative diversions are also excellent if the weather is less than perfect, or if you simply don't want to embark on yet another big day out! They rarely involve any physical exertion and are aimed very much at a family audience.
Race fans enjoying a day at Daytona Beach need to make a pit stop at the world famous Daytona International Speedway, home of Daytona USA.
Fantasy of Flight Driving towards Tampa on I-4 travelers suddenly come across a DC3 aircraft upended at the side of the highway. Welcome to Fantasy Of Flight (or not in that particular instance).
Want to take a trip back in time? Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum manages to transport you back to the 1940's with its beautifully restored WWII aircraft.
Fun Spot Find the big wheel on International Drive and you've found Fun Spot! Family go-karting has been taken to new extremes here, with 4 different tracks all challenging drivers in different ways. more...
It's well over 50 years since Owen Godwin opened his first roadside gator attraction for tourists coming down to Central Florida from the North. The good news for Gatorland is they're still coming and more than ever before. more...
Green Meadows Petting Farm Old MacDonald has nothing on the Green Meadows Petting Farm. Friendly guides take small groups on a tour of the farm where everyone gets to cuddle a chick or a duckling, pet a pig, herd (chase) some geese, grapple a goat and the ultimate family activity milk a cow!
The Holy Land Experience - This religious attraction is modeled after the city of Jerusalem. Aside from actors portraying biblical figures the big attractions are Herod's temple, the Caves of the Dead
Sea Scrolls, and Jesus' tomb.
Titanic Ship of Dreams Boy will you be glad you flew to Orlando. The only permanent exhibit of the ill-fated liner, the Titanic- The Exhibition takes up where the film left off.
The whole concept behind the Orlando Science Center involves a hands-on place of learning, where kids in particular can discover the world of science in fun and interesting surroundings.
WonderWorks WonderWorks is not hard to spot! This upside down oddity on International Drive (the result of a run in with a tornado, so they say!) contains dozens of interactive games and displays that are fun and educational for the whole family.
Nothing like a good scare to get the evening off to a terrifyingly good start! At Skull Kingdom all sorts of ghouls and beasties lurk behind every corner and down every darkened passageway.
Ripley's Believe It or Not Looking like its about to disappear into a gaping Florida sinkhole, Ripley's Believe It Or Not is all about the weird, the unbelievable and the bizarre.
