Places to Take Your Children in Tampa

Adventure Island is a premier water park in Tampa, located across the street from Busch Gardens. The landscaping is lovely, with flowers and shade trees throughout the attraction. The water rides offer a variety of twists and turns; some scary, others slow, so guests of all ages can enjoy themselves. There is also a sand volleyball section, various places to eat, and plenty of shady picnic areas as well. This is a very pleasant park to enjoy on a hot, sunny Florida day.

	Children can splash and play in Adventure Island's Rain Forest. A kid's favorite.
	Catch a wave in the Endless Surf wave pool. The water is cool, the waves are soft and flowing, and smiles abound on swimmers throughout.
	Mr. Alligator greets patrons as they ramble through this picturesque park.
	People of all ages enjoy the Runaway Rapids. The rapids twist and turn through a tropical forest, and end with a splash in the wading pool below.
	Riptide is one of the newer rides at Adventure Island. On your mark, get set, go. Four people start at the same time, and race to the bottom on a light-weight raft.
	Joe Mangos provides burgers, fries, shakes, and more.
	Paradise Lagoon has two tube slides that plop guests deep into the water, and high dive cliffs for the daring types to jump off.
	Friends couple up for a ride down Wahoo Run. Up to four people sit on an inner tube as it floats down the water to a wading pool below.
	The Aruba Tuba gives just enough speed to be fun, but not so much to be scary.
	The Rambling Bayou lazy river flows around the park, with views of the rides above.