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I'm taking a family vacation in Florida next week. We're staying in Kissimmee, so of course we'll be doing the disney thing for a couple of days. I was wondering if anyone has any "road less traveled" suggestions. I have 2 kids, 8 and 5, and a wife, so gay bathhouses and truck stops are out of the question. Any input is appreciated.

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Thanks.

Are you interested in traveling for 2 or 3 hours?

If you go west, and are interested in some nature/beach time consider Caladesi Island State Park and Honeymoon Island State Park. They can be accessed from each other. Good trails with lots of interesting creatures and excellent beaches.

If you go east, consider St. Augustine. It's America's oldest city and has a good vibe. If either of your kids is a boy, there is a very cool old stone fort to explore and play around on.

Forgot about St. Augustine. Worth checking out if you don't mind going that far. Also on the East coast is Kennedy Space Center. I loved going there as a nerdy kid.

We're coming down from the great wide north so we don't mind traveling a bit. A 2 to 3 hour drive won't be too bad. I have an 8 yr old boy and a 5 yr old gurl.

Thanks for all the suggestions, I take it you guys are from the sunshine state.

Nobody is from Fla. I grew up there tho. I live in NE Georgia now.

Trip wrote:Nobody is from Fla. I grew up there tho. I live in NE Georgia now.

Is that like Arizona? Nobody is from there, but they end up there? Kinda like a cemetery, now that I think about it....

Trip wrote:Nobody is from Fla. I grew up there tho. I live in NE Georgia now.

Wait a minute! I am. Just me and Tom Petty. :)

What about diners? I watch "Diners drive ins and dives" and by christ I would love to go places like that.

We spent a day on cocoa beach. You can find entrances to free beach away from the parks. I was not going to pay to play in the ocean, that's crazy.

I remember when you could drive on all those beaches.

I heard Cocoa beach was dirty, but not in a good way. Which beaches are best for the, uhh, "scenery" and not full of fat old people.

cunch wrote:I heard Cocoa beach was dirty, but not in a good way. Which beaches are best for the, uhh, "scenery" and not full of fat old people.

My experience is that unless there are some spring break leftovers, 90% of what you'll see on the beach is a mix of pasty yankees and pasty fat yankees. There will be a smattering of shriveled prune geezers with skin so tanned that you could use it to make a nice pair of chaps.

St. Augustine has a beach and a college so that may be your best bet.

cunch wrote:I heard Cocoa beach was dirty, but not in a good way. Which beaches are best for the, uhh, "scenery" and not full of fat old people.

Miami Beach. Lots of models in Miami.