Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
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"Must see for Manatee Lovers!"
This is absolutely the best place for small children to see manatees. The park is very walkable, the size of a small zoo. The best part is the underwater viewing area whee you can see the manatees swimming. Also, the presentation by the manatee expert happens several times per day and is very informational and fun. Be sure to check out their website for the manatee-cam! Real-time video of the manatees at the park.
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"Good for a few hours, but not an all day event."
Homosassa Springs Wildlife park is a good afternoon activity. We got to see gators, manatees, birds, and reptiles. However, there aren't many "activities" for younger OR older kids. They do feed the manatees, but the seats for the "show" are metal and in direct exposure to the HOT Florida sun. While it is fun to go on the short boat tour to go into the park, it too is hot and in the direct sunlight most of the time. When leaving, I'd recommend going on the tram ride. It goes a lot faster!
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"Fun day trip"
We took our 6 and 3 year old boys and they liked it VERY much! There is a natural history exhibit in the main lobby where you board a boat that takes you to the main park. There are Manatees and other animals on exhibit. There is a gift shop and snack bar as well.
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"Manatee sighting!"
This is the place to go if you want to see manatees up close. There is an underwater viewing area where you can watch them swimming and the keepers feeding them cabbage. There is a question and answer session where the keepers can tell you about their experiences with the manatees. The fish were crazy that day jumping straight out of the water, it was a funny sight!
There is a hippo that the kids enjoyed seeing, also deer and reptiles. This park takes about a half a day to enjoy everything.
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"Fun with the Family"
Where fresh water and salt water intermingle, aquatic life is diverse. See the diversity from an underwater observatory. Here, you’re in the fishbowl, and the marine life swims free. From the floating observatory, you can listen to manatees talking underwater via telephones and watch them chomp away at their “salad bar.”
In the park’s virgin Florida forest, you’ll see local fauna both caged and roaming free: turtles, bobcats, black bears, deer, ospreys, and other birds. A boat ride tours you around the watery premises, and a children’s education center holds, among other curiosities, a live two-headed turtle. Daily educational programs demonstrate the habits of alligators, crocdiles, snakes, and manatees.
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