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Founded by the late Kissimmee cattle rancher Owen Godwin
in 1949, Gatorland is a 110-acre alligator theme park and wildlife
preserve, combining Old Florida charm with exciting, new exhibits and
entertainment. The park opened as a roadside attraction in 1949. Today, it
provides affordable-priced family fun with thousands of alligators,
crocodiles, aviary, breeding marsh with observation tower, petting zoo,
nature walk, educational wildlife programs, gift shop, Florida’s best
train-ride, restaurant, new Gator Gully Splash Park and much more.
One-of-A-Kind reptilian shows include: the Gator Wrestlin’ Show, Gator
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Jungle Adventures Nature Park and Zoo are the natural
habitat jungle home of our famous 200 foot long roadside wonder, Swampy,
the World Largest Alligator. Come and experience Live Guided Wildlife
Encounters with Rare Florida Panthers, Black Bears, Gray Wolves,
White-Tailed Deer, Tropical Birds, Reptiles and Mammals. Take a Jungle
Swamp Cruise and be surrounded by more than Two Hundred Alligators. They
will come chomping, and you will come stomping to our Jumping Gator
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For More Information
26205 East Colonial Drive (State Road 50)
Christmas, Florida 32709
17 miles east of Orlando, 8 miles west of Titusville
Phone: 407-568-2885
Toll Free: 1-877-424-2867
open every day of the year, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Adults $19.95 plus tax
Seniors ages 60 and over $16.95 plus tax
Children ages 3 to 11 $12.95 plus tax
Children ages under 3 Free
St. Augustine Alligator Farm
The St. Augustine
Alligator Farm is a zoological park that has rare and exotic reptiles,
birds and presentations, as well as alligators and crocodiles. An elevated
walkway winds through and over a real alligator swamp. The whole family
will love it, a place everyone should see. Open Daily 9 am to 5 pm and
admission $21.95. It's located 999 Anastasia Blvd; Saint Augustine,
FL 32080. Phone (904) 824-3337
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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
represents the oldest remaining European fortification in the
continental United States. The masonry fort and its surrounding land
comprise 25 acres in historic downtown St. Augustine, Florida, the
oldest continually occupied European settlement in North America
(since 1565) The park consists of the original historic Castillo
fortress itself with its attendant grounds, some 25 total acres.
Lion Country Safarifeatures a 320 acre drive-through
wildlife preserve with over 1000 different animals, an amusement park
with rides, games, petting zoo.
Weeki Wachee Springs
the home of live
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Holy Land
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Caladesi Island State Park -
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Castles of the World
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Florida Monthly One Great State, One Great
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Webster Flea Market- One of the
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516 Northwest 3rd Street, Webster, FL Phone: (352) 793-9877
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17805 NE US Hwy 301; Waldo, Florida 32694 Phone: (352)
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Let us
now set forth one of the fundamental truths about marriage: The wife is
in charge.
-- Bill Cosby --
We hold
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are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Declaration of Independence
The Edison & Ford Winter Estates
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beside the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida.
This is where Thomas Edison spent his working vacations from 1886 until his
death in 1931. Here Edison perfected such earlier inventions as the
incandescent light bulb, the motion picture camera, the phonograph, and the
storage battery.
Admission: Both estates $20; $11 (ages 6-12).
Edison museum and laboratory tour $12; $5 (ages 6-12).
Botanical tour $24; $10 (ages 6-12)..
Edison & Ford Winter Estates
2350 McGregor Blvd
Fort Myers, FL 33901
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Come experience the Disney planned
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while gliding along on this modern self-balancing marvel. You'll fall in
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Before or after your Segway experience you can enjoy one of the many dining
establishments Celebration has to offer. Their favorite place to go is The
Upper Crust! They absolutely loved the pizza there! Nearby are other options
like The Town Tavern, Columbia. For a cool and refreshing treat get an ice
cream at Kilwins.
If you simply want to relax and enjoy the Florida sun you can rock the day
away in one of the many rocking chairs at the side of the lake. You may even
see one of our guides on a Segway gliding around or teaching new folks just
how easy it is to ride one of these amazing machines!
Celebration being planned and inspired by Disney visionaries has many things
to offer people young and those young at heart. For a more information on
what's available please visit
http://www.celebrationtowncenter.com
Tour Schedule:
They run open tours daily 7 days a week.
Tours are between the following hours: 11:00 am to 6:00pm
The last tour should end by 6:00pm
Reservations are highly recommended
for every tour.
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Never put off tomorrow what you can do
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-- Mark Twain --
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TruthOrFiction.com
the place to check out forwarded emails to see whether they are hoaxes,
urban legends, scams, myths, or the truth.
IMDb:
The biggest, best, most award-winning movie site on the planet.
The Library of
Congress. The Library of Congress is
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research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world,
with more than 120 million items. The collections include books, sound
recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.
Smoking Gun Large collection of
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"That every man should eat and drink,
and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God."
-- Ecclesiastes 3:13
--
Politics is war
without bloodshed, while war
is politics with bloodshed.
-- Mao Zedong --
"Life
is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how
it shall be spent."
-- Dr. Jackson --
"Put a
federal agency in charge of the
Sahara Desert and
it would run out of sand."
-- Peggy Noonan --
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ComCastIssue.blogspot.com
On January 19 2007, I was disconnected from Comcast's Internet service for
violating a fuzzy Acceptable Use policy listed on their web site. This
blog is my personal opinion and experience with Comcast. I'm getting the
word out to warn people of what could happen and encourage broadband
competition.
The
Ancestry Insider - The unofficial, unauthorized view of the big
genealogy
websites.
Ancestry.com and
FamilySearch.org aren't the best communicators,
leaving a need for the Ancestry Insider. The Insider reports on, defends,
and constructively criticizes these organizations.
If you're like
me, and you're trying to find your family tree, there are many genealogy aids
and resources available on the Internet. You can find genealogy information
at the following websites.
Covering Florida, from culture to
politics and all points in between: travel, restaurants, breaking news,
and health alerts.
Places Around Florida
Travel Blog - Florida Visitors
Guide - Things to Do in Florida - Travel for Singles, Couples and Families Info about
Attractions, Hotels, Restaurants, Nightclubs, Bars, and other visitor information.
"You can lead a man to congress,
but you can't make him think."
-- Milton Berle --
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