Spotlight: Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay

Busch Gardens in Tampa is an amazing, African Safari theme park near Florida’s Gulf Coast.  Only about 80 miles from the Orlando area, it is well worth the drive.  (See tip below regarding transportation.)  With a blend of live entertainment, restaurants, around 3,000...

Busch Gardens Tradition

My favorite theme park when my children were young was Busch Gardens. We’d get up early and make the drive to Tampa (about an hour), unload the car just as the park was opening. The first few years, we could get in an educational type experience walking through the...