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• Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex - America's space port for the manned missions to the moon and the Space Shuttle, in Cape Canaveral. The visitors complex contains spacecraft displays, two IMAX movies, the Astronaut's Hall of Fame, displays/exhibits chronicling the history and future of space exploration/travel, a new Space Shuttle Launch Experience, and more. www.kennedyspacecenter.com/index.asp
• Space Shuttle Launch-Florida is the only place in the world where one can watch the launch of a manned space vehicle launch, as Russia & China launch their space craft in remote, restricted areas. On clear days, a launch can be seen well from over 150mi(250km) away. However, seeing a launch from Titusville is worth attending, especially for international tourists. Furthermore, rockets (carrying satellite)s are launched almost every month. Click here for the launch schedule.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse in Ponce Inlet

• St. Augustine, founded by the Spanish in 1565, is the United State's oldest continually settled city. It contains a large fort, a museum concerning the city's history, and plenty of nearby shops.
• Gatorland - Full of Florida's most unique animal, in Orlando.
• Florida Lighthouses are numerous, historic, and beautiful, take some time to visit these iconic images of the coast.
• Spring Training Baseball occurs throughout the state in March and offers the ability to watch your favorite players for discount prices (front row tickets can be purchased as low as $15-20) and in smaller, more intimate venues.
• Salvador Dali Museum, www.salvadordalimuseum.org/home.html, in downtown St. Petersburg, is the largest collection of Dali artwork outside of Europe.
• Sunshine Skyway Bridge is part of Interstate 275 crossing the mouth of Tampa Bay. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world and an engineering masterpiece. Furthermore, two long fishing piers beside the bridge, the approaches of the previous bridge, are renowned among local fishermen and provide a less expensive alternative for saltwater fishing.
• Holocaust museum, www.flhm2.org/index.cfm, located in downtown St. Petersburg. The Holocaust museum is one of the largest in the US and exhibits a Polish box car used to transport prisoners to concentration camps.
• Daytona International Speedway, located in downtown St.Petersburg1.5 miles off the Daytona Beach exit (261) on I-95. Home of the number one event in stock car racing - the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Daytona 500 (February) and other events throughout the year.
• Ybor City, (just east of Downtown Tampa), www.ybor.org/index.cfm?section=vs. Ybor City is one of the largest party districts in the country. Countless bars, restaurants, clubs, and cigar stores are located within this district near downtown Tampa. Has a very historic feel, with a combination of Latin and Italian influence.

• www.kennedyspacecenter.com/index.asp
• www.salvadordalimuseum.org/home.html
• www.flhm2.org/index.cfm
• www.ybor.org/index.cfm?section=vs