Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler
Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with this fun and friendly guide. For local travelers seeking new adventures in their own backyards as well as for vacationers looking to experience all the excitement the area has to offer, each Day Trips® guide offers hundreds of activities to do, sights to see, and secrets to discover within a two- to three-hour drive and a route map for each itinerary. Complete with full trip-planning information including where to go, what to see, where to eat, where to shop as well as where to stay options for those who want to extend their Day Trip into a weekend.
In Spring 2012 we are proud to be publishing six all new guides—The Carolinas, New Jersey, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Tampa and St. Petersburg, and the Twin Cities—as well as an updated edition of Day Trips from Kansas City.
Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from Tampa Bay. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of the Tampa Bay metro area. With full trip-planning information, Day Trips from Tampa Bay helps make the most of a brief getaway.
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day trip 01 up, up and away |
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day trip 02 where mermaids play |
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day trip 03 manatee country |
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day trip 02 horse capital of the world |
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day trip 01 antiques, art & more |
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day trip 01 the disney domain |
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day trip 02 i-drive u crazy! |
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day trip 03 oh, orlando ... more than theme parks! |
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day trip 04 other worlds to explore |
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day trip 05 the universal experience |
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universal studios florida |
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day trip 01 fly it high, drive it fast |
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day trip 02 build it big! |
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day trip 01 start your enginesl |
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day trip 02 one man's castle |
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day trip 01 a light goes on |
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sanibel/captiva/pine islands |
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day trip 02 muscle car mania |
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day trip 03 venetian sunsets & my, oh my, myakka |
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day trip 04 the greatest show on earth! |
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day trip 05 orange you glad you asked?! |
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day trip 01 artin' around |
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day trip 02 life's a beach---part 1 |
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day trip 03 life's a beach---part 2 |
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day trip 04 bagpipes & baklava |
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day trip 05 way down upon the cotanchobee |
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| festivals & celebrations |
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Anne W. Anderson has explored the Tampa/St. Petersburg area for over thirty years and written about Florida's West Coast for the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Bay Newspapers, Inc. In addition to being a freelance journalist, she writes children's stories, liturgical dramas, ad copy, and poetry. She and her husband live in Safety Harbor, Florida, surrounded by kids and grandkids, except for one who returned to the mountains and lives in Colorado. She is the also the author of Insiders' Guide to the Greater Tampa Bay Area (Globe Pequot Press).
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