Brandon Westfield Town Center Mall

Brandon : 459 Brandon Town Center, Brandon, 33511

Brandon Town Center Mall offers more than 150 stores including Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears. The mall also features a food court, a children's play area, a family lounge and family parking. On-site restaurants include California Pizza Kitchen, GrillSmith, Ruby Tuesdays, Sushi Bar by  …

Citrus Park Town Center Mall

Citrus Park : 8021 Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, 33625

Citrus Park Town Center Mall offers more than 150 stores including Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, Sears, and Dick's Sporting Goods. The mall also features a food court, a children's play area, wheelchairs & electric scooters, a family lounge and family parking. Regal Cinemas 20 is also avail …

G. WIZ Science Museum

Sarasota : 1001 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota, 34236

Officially the Gulfcoast Wonder & Imagination Zone, G. WIZ is dedicated to making science an interesting and fun thing to explore for kids of all ages. Permanent exhibits include ExploraZone: where kids can discover the wonders of electricity, magnetism, sound and light; Tech Zone gets int …

Glazer Children's Museum

Editor's pick

Downtown Tampa : 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, 33602

Pint-sized fun awaits in this hands-on museum that lets kids take on many roles at a variety of play stations. From becoming tug boat captains and working on a cruise ship to following the journey of water and "working" as an engineer, children will be the stars of their own adventures …

International Plaza and Bay Street

Editor's pick

International Plaza District : 2223 N West Shore Blvd., Tampa, 33607

International Plaza prides itself on being Tampa's premiere shopping destination. The IP, as many locals call it, is grounded by three major department stores: Dillards, Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus.Opened in 2001 (right at the time of the 9/11 attacks), the mall features 200 specialty stores and …

Parker Manatee Aquarium at the South Florida Museum

Editor's pick

Bradenton : 201 10th St. W , Bradenton, 34205

This aquarium, which is part of the South Florida Museum that also houses a planetarium, is designed to house three adult manatees, holds nearly 60,000 gallons of water and includes a medication pool. The pool offers both deep and shallow water, allowing the manatees to maintain natural feeding  …

Penguins Backstage Pass at Florida Aquarium

Editor's pick

Channelside : 701 Channelside Drive, Tampa, 33602

What you get: If Hollywood has you convinced that all penguins come from the South Pole and love the cold, then check out the aquarium's eight African black-footed penguins: Sandy, Sunny, Cliff, Rocky, Pebbles, Shelly, Windy and Reef.The biologist on duty can tell you everything you ever wanted  …

Tampa Theatre

Editor's pick

Downtown Tampa : 711 Franklin St., Tampa, 33672

The landmark Tampa Theatre is a restored vintage movie palace known for its classic architecture and independent film showings. The venue, opened in 1926, seats 1,446 and hosts various film festivals.The dazzling night-sky ceiling, plush red velvet draperies, gold inlaid facades, Renaissance sta …

Tyrone Square Mall

Tyrone : 6901 Tyrone Square, St. Petersburg, 33710

Tyrone Square Mall contains over 170 shops including Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Sears. Children can visit the Kidgits Korner Soft Play area located in front of JCPenney. Tyrone also offers an 8-unit food court as well as three restaurants: Bonefish Grill, Lee Roy Selmon's and Ruby Tuesday.

University Mall

University Area : 2200 E Fowler Ave., Tampa, 33612

Located near the University of South Florida's Tampa campus, University Mall offers a convenient shopping opportunity for college students as well as residents of the Tampa area. University Mall contains over 160 shops including Macy's, Sears, Burlington Coat Factory, and Dillard's Clearance Cen …

Westfield Citrus Park

Citrus Park : 8021 Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, 33625

This mall has all the usual stores, like Dillard's, Macy's, JCPenney. But for families, it's got something that is really great -- a carousel! The two-tier carousel features horses, bench seats and the crazy spinner cars. Beware of getting too dizzy on those. And there also are two play spaces i …

Westfield Countryside Mall

Countryside : 27001 US Highway 19 N, Suite 2096, Clearwater, 33761

Westfield Countryside Mall offers more than 160 stores including Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears. The mall also features a food court, wheelchairs and electric scooters, a children's play area, a family lounge, and family parking.