Busch Gardens Tampa Bay:
This 335-acre animal theme park includes nine roller coasters and two water rides. The park includes a variety of animal exhibits throughout the park including gorillas, chimpanzees, Komodo Dragons, Asian Elephants and more. There are specially themed decorations that come during special seasons like Halloween, Christmas and New Years.
Adventure Island:
Operating since 1980, Adventure Island is a popular water park in Tampa. It is the sister water park of Busch Gardens, this 30-acre park includes water rides, dining options and other attractions. There are 10 water slides, children’s areas and a couple of pools in the park.
The Florida Aquarium:
This not-for-profit aquarium has over 250,000 square feet of space for exhibits and research purposes. The aquarium includes large sand-tiger sharks in its Coral Reef exhibit and also features stingrays, sea turtles and thousands of other aquatic plants and animals.