While tourists flock to the beaches this spring break, Florida’s springs have plenty of sunshine and swimming—and way cooler wildlife than Chad from Northwestern. Here’s a guide to drivable springs from the Tampa Bay area for day trips and camping.
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St. Pete’s Salvador Dalí Museum unveils plans for $65 million expansion
St. Petersburg’s surrealist hub unveiled plans for a new $65 million expansion, which it hopes to see completed by 2028.
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Meet the cyclists building Pinellas’ first mountain bike trail
They’re raising money for the project’s next phases at CroomFest next month.
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Tampa Bay resale boutiques combat fast fashion
Can you get through 2026 with no “new” clothes?
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Arbitrator blocks labor strike at Disney’s Epcot in Orlando
Disney argued a strike by employees of one of its contractors would violate a separate union contract Disney has that covers its own employees.
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Tampa’s independent movie houses celebrate the new Taylor Swift album this weekend
Sun-Ray Cinema and Tampa Theatre host ‘Life of a Showgirl’ release parties.
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Busch Gardens’ Stanley Falls flume ride closes forever this weekend
Stanley’s final weekend is expected to draw heavy crowds of nostalgic riders hoping for one last plunge.
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Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 2025 opens this week
Scary long lines are expected.
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Universal Orlando teases ‘Fallout’-themed haunt for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights
HHN opens for business on Aug. 29
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Epic Universe at Universal Orlando is officially open
I-4 traffic is about to get even less epic this week.
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Tampa’s waterpark, Adventure Island, announces new family-friendly, after-hours ‘AquaGlow’ party
The theme park is making a splash with their new family-friendly wave pool rave.
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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay opens new Wild Oasis kids area in June
The new attraction replaces the long-shuttered Jungala playground.
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Expansion of Orlando’s Universal CityWalk means ‘Harry Potter’ fans can now drink Butterbeer without a ticket to the theme parks
Two all-new dedicated areas are themed after The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Super Nintendo World.
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‘FORTS,’ which teaches your kid to build better living room forts, reopens at Tampa’s Glazer Children’s Museum this weekend
Kids gotta know this stuff.
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Breeze Airways launches new nonstop flights from Tampa to Key West
The flight will be offered four times a week.
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Treasure Island’s new Japanese-style claw arcade is now open
It features over 40 claw machines
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The Hillsborough ‘Hiking Spree’ is on now and runs through April 30
Anyone who completes just eight hikes gets their pick of special prizes.
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Six new Tampa Bay bookstores that opened in 2024
Tampa Bay was also part of the new bookstore boom.
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MOSI expansion will bring the second largest planetarium in the country to Tampa
The new building at Tampa’s Museum of Science & Industry will open in 2025.