Are you planning to visit Tampa on a short vacation? There are four major attractions in the city that you cannot afford to miss even you are on vacation for just few days. Tampa is a land of many events and attractions all around the year. It is a host to number of tourist attractions.

The Busch Gardens is one of the most popular attractions around the city. This is the first name that comes into the minds of those who are traveling there. It is an African theme park where you can find hundreds of animals like baboons, hippos and giraffes.

Apart from this there are roller coasters that attract attention of children with its ninety degree drop.

Florida Aquarium is the second major attraction in the city which is located near Channelside Tampa. Children love to explore the water shore park. Children will definitely love to play in streams of water and in the Pirate ship.

Lowry Park Zoo is considered to be one of the best family zoos in the state. It is definitely one of the must visit attractions in the city. You can enjoy watching the animals from a very close proximity.

Museum of Science and Industry or MOSI is the forth most well known attraction of the city. This is one of the largest science center situated in the south-eastern part. There is a children's science center and IMAX Dome Theatre in it. There are a number of exciting exhibitions in the museum which takes the children's breath away. There are plenty of traveling exhibits for the travel lovers as well.

In the heart of Tampa Bay lies Busch Garden Cthe African themed park. It is a 335 acre 19th century park which opened in 1959 for Anheuser Busch brewery on its manufacturing plants grounds.

Now the park solely remains for entertainment like roller-coaster thrill rides, fun filled water rides, viewing of African birds and animals and beautiful landscaping and attractive African themes.

Busch Garden Features

The garden has fountains, trees and shady areas in plenty. It has number of areas with African architecture due to its African theme like King Tut's tomb in the Egypt area. There are innovative rides like Montu an inverted roller coaster along with Python and Scorpio, regular coaster rides.

If it's a hot day you can enjoy water rides like Tanganyika Tidal Wave or Congo River Rapids. Animal viewing is great- you can see Rhinos, Giraffes, White Bengal Tigers and ape like Gorillas and Chimpanzees.

Get interesting Tampa vacation packages while visiting Busch Gardens. You can have

1. Vacation package of two nights with one night free.

2. You can choose your own accommodation according to your budget with Busch Garden preferred hotels and get discounts

3. You can also go in for over night fright package of Howl-O-Scream or Chills and Thrills weekend package.

4. You can get a season's pass made in the price of daily pass.

This will allow you to spread out your visit.

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Are you planning to take your family out on a holiday or weekend vacation to Tampa? Tampa is home to several attractions for both children and adults. You can rest assured that in Tampa, your kid will have so much fun, you will have a hard time convincing him or her to leave when its time to go back home. There are many things that the kids can enjoy doing while in Tampa.

Children's Attractions

Amusement Parks

The greatest joy of any kid is to visit an amusement park. Tampa offers amusement theme parks for children and adults alike.

Busch Gardens Amusement Park: Take your children to this park and they will be sure to enjoy horse rides and thrilling tours to the animal park within the amusement park. There is also a special kid's area complete with a giant tree house and rides such as Kumba and roller-coaster rides as well.

Adventure Island - this is a thrilling water theme park within the Busch Gardens. If your children love water adventure, they will certainly enjoy gliding through the twists and turns of the 700 feet of Key West Rapids.

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Animal Zoos and Parks

Bush Gardens: this is one of the largest zoos in the US and it has more than 2000 animals from the jungles of Africa.

Big Cat Rescue: This Park contains wild cats from all over the world. There are over 100 cats of different species and they are an awesome sight.

Florida Aquarium: the aquarium will give your children a chance to play on a Pirate ship and explore life underwater.

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Be sure to equip yourself with as much information from travels Tampa guides for visitors. This way, you will be able to give your children a most unforgettable vacation.