Suggestions for Day Trip
 

I was looking to take a day trip in Florida (maybe an hour or hour 1/2 away). Just looking for some suggestions. Also a good place to eat around the area. Thank you.

Winter Park is a great small town. There is the Morse Museum with the most comprehensive collection of Tiffany Glass anywhere. It is beautiful. There are many restaurants on the Main Street to to select. My favorite is Thai Orchard. The food is excellent and a beautiful display of orchards.

Crystal River, 75 mins west, Port Marina restaurant, on the water with a great view. View manatees in season at several locations.

THE FREEZER, Homosassa

Tarpon Springs. Lots to do, good eats.

Interesting day trips:
1. Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park; to see the manatees
2. Crystal River area; to see the town, manatees at Three Sisters Springs, and the Gulf at Fort Island Beach
3. Weeki Wachee Gardens; to see the original mermaid Florida attraction before Disney came to Orlando
4. Tarpon Springs; to see the old town that was famous for sponge divers
5. Silver Springs; to take a ride in the original glass bottom boats Florida attraction before Disney came to Orlando
6. Micanopy; to see what the "old Florida" towns were like ("the town that time forgot")
7. Deland; take a boat ride up the St. Johns river from Blue Heron River Tours (near corner of 42 & 44)
8. Sanford; take a lunch or dinner cruise boat ride up the St. Johns river from St Johns Rivership Company

if you like animal activities, try LunaSea Alpaca Farm. i even got to kiss one :faint:

Great list I would also add Cedar Key and Ozello. Ybor City and St Pete pier.

Add Saint Petersburg, Lakeland, and Mt Dora.

Add winter garden , small train museum, a food building, Ocala and Gainesville both have museums, restaurants, and one has a great zoo .

Marjorie Kinan Rawlings State Park. Check state park website first about which days and hours her house is open for tours. She won the Pulitzer for The Yearling. For food, drive outside park boundaries, and next door there is a restaurant called The Yearling. Sometimes at lunch they have live guitar music.

If you are into the outdoors, Ichetuknee Springs State Park. Go for a leisurely tubing trip! Tube rentals outside park only $5!! Or visit Rainbow River State Park.

Here are my two favorites
 

I highly recommend Homossassa, there are a lot of things to do and my favorite place for steamed shrimp at “The Freezer” come early to avoid long waits, the best steamed shrimp in the planet, however all cash, no credit cards. After you leave, take 15 minutes to go to Fort island Gulf Beach, very nice, clean bathrooms, water is analyzed for bacteria each morning, water fountains and on weekends food trucks are usually there
Micanopy is a really pretty little town with big lovely homes stately large oaks and a lot of small shoppes, new age, antique. Lovely to see, most old Florida towns were like that in early 20th century. Micanopy is just North of Ocala, I forgot there are several good restaurants there, you can dine under the veranda and people watch!!!!

Thanks for this!
 

I was in Homosassa a short time ago (checked out a home for sale). But I wasn’t sure what the town has to offer. Thanks for your input and fave places!

Hard Rock in Tampa or Down Town Tampa