If you think this is the kind of
tourist attractions designed for kids under three feet tall, you
couldn't be more wrong. I am all of five foot seven and it was a
thrilling experience for me. When you Google the place up, you will
see that it is filled with nothing but world-class hands-on,
interactive stuff that the kids will no doubt love! It is a lot like
unleashing a bunch of school kids into Disneyland or ToysRUs – I am
talking about us, of course when we organized our group trip to Fort
Lauderdale with a local charter bus rental company.
What surprised me was that there were
animals too and not only science and space stuff. There were bats,
fishes, snakes, alligators and many other reptiles and small animals.
And is that all? Of course not. There is also the world's largest
captive Atlantic coral reef which totally struck me dumb. It was so
awesome and beautiful that there are no words in the English
vocabulary that could help me put it into words to help you see how
amazing it was.
We could see the kids forming long
beelines for the IMAX 3D theater too. Squealing kids, impatient
parents, patient attendants...they were all there and we joined them
for our very own IMAX moment in Fort Lauderdale. Once there, we knew
we were going to be in there for a long time so, I felt really
thankful that after all that excitement, we would have the vehicle
that we have rented weeks earlier from a Fort Lauderdale charter bus
rental company waiting outside for us. Who could think straight after
a visit like that, huh?
For the kids, they loved picking
plastic oranges from a fake tree and although some of us wanted to
join in with the kids, we felt that we would have unfair advantage
because of our height so we passed. What we didn't pass on was the
Everglades with the aquarium and the Space Station. What we thought
was awesome too was the elevator – hey, it's not your average
elevator that we are talking about. It is made of transparent
material so that you could see right through it.
For the IMAX, we went swimming with all
the aqua animals in the Deep Sea show – we are talking about a
screen that is more or less five storey high, folks, and it was
AMAZING. It beats out the Mars motion ride, virtual volleyball and
also all the other aviation simulators.
My verdict is – with or without kids,
you should give your favorite Fort Lauderdale charter bus rental
company a call right now and get your kids ready for an awesome time.
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Museum Of Discovery And Science
(Fort Lauderdale)
401 Southwest Second Street
Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33312-1707
Telephone Number: +1 954 467 6637
Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 10am
till 5pm; Sundays 12pm till 6pm
http://www.mods.org
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