Quick, what do kids like more than mummies and dinosaurs? Nada. Zilch – that’s what. Tampa Bay is the place to be just now to embrace both.
The Museum of Science & Industry is hosting the limited-engagement blockbuster Mummies of the World exhibition, the fifth stop on a seven-city tour. The exhibit is eclectic. A 6,420-year-old child mummy from Peru is astonishing. Consider, this child died a full 3,000 years before King Tut. Mummies from South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Egypt are here.
Dinosaurs come in a close second (depending on the kid’s proclivities) to mummies, and Dinosaur World just opened a new 12-acre addition to underscore the fact. The highlight is a 22,000-square-foot expanse housing the Prehistoric Museum. The exhibit is an animatronics affair. See five animatronic beasts: a Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Brachiosaurus, Pterodactyl, and – of course – a T-Rex.
After the kids immerse themselves in the past, let ‘em immerse themselves in real, live water. LEGOLAND® Florida Water Park opens May 26, just in time to help keep the Florida heat at bay. There’s a kid-friendly wave pool, Build-A-Raft lazy river, tube slides, body slides and an interactive DUPLO® water play structure.
Not cool enough for you? Busch Garden’s Iceploration is now up and running. The 30-minute show features world-class skaters, larger-than-life puppets, original music and animal stars. The production tells the story of Austin. He believes technology keeps us all connected. His grandfather is an old-world explorer who exhorts him to put down the smart phone and get out and see the natural, undigitized world about us. Daily performances are held in the Moroccan Palace Theatre.
Story by Jerry Chandler
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