• The Orlando area offers a vast amount of activities for students to participate in and enjoy. Located in central Florida, Orlando has many tourist attractions, as well as numerous educational venues. From zoos, to space to the ocean's inhabitants, there is a multitude of day trips available in the area for students of all ages.
  
  

Central Zoo

• The Central Zoo and Botanical Gardens is located in Sanford, just outside of Orlando. The Central Zoo has more than 400 animals for students to view and a separate insect zoo to tour.
  
  The children's section of the zoo, the Animal Adventure Children's Zoo, contains llamas, Barbados sheep and zebu, to name just a few of the animals. There is a tropical splashing playground for children to cool off in, a coastline railroad for students to take a train ride and an animal carousal.
  
  The zoo is open 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily.
  
  Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens
  
  3755 NW HWY 17-92
  
  Sanford, FL 32772
  
  407-323-4450
  
  Information@centralfloridazoo.org
  
  

Kennedy Space Center

• The Kennedy Space Center, located outside of Orlando on the coast, is an ideal day trip for students in the Orlando area. The center offers three different tours. The first tour is of the space center's LC 39 Observation Gantry and Apollo/Saturn V Center.
  
  Discover Kennedy Space Center: Today and Tomorrow, another tour, includes a photo opportunity at the Apollo/Saturn V Center.
  
  The last tour offered by the space center is Cape Canaveral: Then & Now tour, reenactment of the first satellite launch with a display of the rocket program.
  
  Students can visit exhibits like the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame and Exploration Space: Explorers Wanted. The Space Center also has two IMAX theaters that show educational space movies.
  
  The Kennedy Space Center's hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; tours start at 10 a.m. and last approximately two hours.
  
  John F. Kennedy Space Center
  
  Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
  
  321.867.5000
  
  ksc-public-inquiries@mail.nasa.gov
  
  

Sea World

• Sea World in Orlando is an adventurous and educational place to take students on a day trip. There are more than nine different shows to watch at Sea World, including Shamu Rocks, Blue Horizons, and Elmo and Abby's Treasure Hunt.
  
  In addition to these shows, Sea World has a large number of amusement rides, like Journey to Atlantis, Kraken and the Wild Arctic Ride.
  
  Sea World in Orlando has more than 15 exhibits to help educate visitors to the park. There is a shark exhibit, a dolphin nursery, a manta aquarium and penguin area.
  
  Sea World's hours change depending on the season.
  
  Sea World Orlando
  
  7007 SeaWorld Drive
  
  Orlando, FL 32821
  
  407-351-3600 or 888-800-5447