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and a 250-ft.-tall SkyCoaster. Gatorland, meanwhile, opened
Panther Springs, a new 2,000-sq.-ft. attraction housing the park's
newest residents, two panthers that can be seen up-close through
is for Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, the biggest
butterfly in the world with a wingspan of up to 1 ft. wide.
For families interested in learning more about butterflies,
a wall of glass. And Hard Knocks, an indoor combat simulation
Butterfly World in Coconut Creek in southern Florida features
arena and advanced gaming lounge, opened a new location on
a bug museum that highlights the world's most exotic creatures,
International Drive that provides two combat arenas and floor-to-
including an Asian cockroach, as well as the Tropical Rainforest
ceiling graphics and TV screens.
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is for Plant City in the Tampa Bay area. It's considered the
"Winter Strawberry Capital of the World," and come spring
visitors can come to the area to pick strawberries during
season. In fact, all around this area, travelers can find blueberry
and vegetable farms, with peaches available for picking in Dade
City in mid-April. Artesian Farms in Ruskin has tomatoes during the
spring and fall, as well. But back to Plant City for its annual Florida
Strawberry Festival, which will take place Feb. 27 through March 9
this year. Visitors can step back in time to "a time in American history
when fairs and festivals brought communities together through
Did you know?
Florida Southern College (FSC) has the
largest concentration of Frank Lloyd
Wright-designed structures anywhere in the
world with 10 buildings and two additional
structures on campus.
celebrations of their harvests." It's a piece of Americana in Florida.
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