Some things to do. Some of these are seasonal and some like the Old Mill Pancake house require reservations especially on weekends
Use the links provided to get more information on cost and hours.
Send any places that you know of and think should be added to dbray4@embarqmail.com.
Safari Wilderness in Lakeland off Rt 33. 500 animals on 250 acres; 3 hr ride on open small bus. Tour guide gives lots of information about the animals. You can feed the llamas and water buffalo with treats provided. Expensive but worth the money.
The Giraffe Ranch in Dade City expensive but worth the money. Children like to feed the giraffes.
The Grand Oaks resort and Carriage Musem. Rooms of old carriages and costumes. Off Rt 25 near The Villages.
The Canyons zipline in Ocala off Rt 326. Challenging but so much fun for teens especially.
http://zipthecanyons.com/index.html
Rogers Christmas House in Brooksville Fl Several rooms of Christmas ornaments etc. Lovely adjacent small restaurant. May need reservations for the restaurant for a group.
https://www.facebook.com/Rogers-Christmas-House-Village-at-Saxon-Manor-345733788907911/
The Fort King National Historic Landmark is located in Ocala, Florida – Marion County. Fort King, originally built in 1827, was named for Colonel William King who commanded the Fourth Infantry before Brevet Brigadier General Duncan L. Clinch.
Fort King National Historic Landmark
De Leon Springs State Park and Sugar Mill Restaurant
https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/De-Leon-Springs
http://www.oldspanishsugarmill.com/
Tavares Wooton Park Seaplane watching Wooton Park, home of the Tavares Seaplane Base, the children’s Splash Park
http://www.jonesairandsea.com/
The mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park have delighted visitors since 1947. Today, visitors can still witness the magic of the mermaids, take a river boat cruise and canoe or kayak on the Weeki Wachee River. The 538-acre park features a first magnitude spring and a 400-seat submerged theater for watching the live mermaid show.
https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Weeki-Wachee
Crystal River is a place defined by water. It starts with the river for which the city is named and the natural wonder on which the city sits: Kings Bay. Kings Bay is fed by over seventy springs and as many as forty more seeps that feed 600 million gallons of freshwater a day into this incredible body of freshwater sitting only six miles from the Gulf of Mexico. It is a first magnitude Florida springs system and a leading winter refuge for the Florida Manatee. In fact, it is so important to the survival of manatees that The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge is the only Refuge in the United States dedicated to the preservation and protection of a single species.
http://www.discovercrystalriverfl.com/area/crystal-river/
http://www.discovercrystalriverfl.com/play/meet-a-manatee/
The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located at 13700 SW 16th Ave, Ocala, Florida, just off Interstate 75. The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing and International Drag Racing Hall of Fame is open every day from 9am-5pm. Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas.
We have just fewer than 300 cars between 2 buildings. The average tour takes 2-3 hours and all pictures are welcome.
Spring Training. This link will give you the schedule of games. Most games are day games so try and get a seat with as much shade as possible.
https://www.mlb.com/spring-training
The 2018 Lightning schedule is now available.
The Lightning will be opening the season at home on Friday, June 1st against the Deland Suns.
Come out and support the Lightning during the 2018 season.
As always, the Lightning home games at Pat Thomas Stadium in Leesburg are FREE!
http://www.leesburglightning.com/
Nottoway Village 