Fireman_Steve
Train Attendant
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2002
- Messages
- 19
My family has the florida rail pass and we are always looking for interested "train weekend" trips to do without the taking the car.
I would be interested to hear of any interesting stops along Amtrak's florida routes that we could make a long weekend out of. Stations that have intersting things to see and lodging within a short walk of the station.
I will share a few of the trips we have allready done. We live in Sebring which could be an interesting weekend trip for anyone from outside the area. 3 trains north and 3 south serve our city each day. A old historic Inn is less than a mile from the station and we have a nice historic district in the downtown area (4 blocks from the station) There is also a cultural center that is right on a real nice lake with a sandy beach and pier all within a few blocks of the train station.
We have also traveled to Winter Park, which I highly reccomend. The station is right in the Park Ave district and there are two hotels within walking distance of the station. You can also take a nice boat tour around the area and an upscale shopping plaze with a movie cinema is close too.
We just came back from a trip to West Palm Beach. We stayed at a Sheraton which is about 3 blocks from the station. City Walk is a rather new shopping district with plenty of interesting sites and restaurants. This is 3 blocks also from the station. From the west palm beach station you can also connect with Tri-Rail and travel all the way south to Dadeland Mall in south dade county via a connector with metro rail.
We did a beach weekend by going to the deerfield beach station. There is a hotel right behind the station if you care to walk but we chose to take a 3 mile cab ride over to the beach and stayed right on the beach.
We plan to do the Sebring - Tampa trip soon, any suggestions from anyone who is familiar with the Tampa train station area? Is it near Ybor City? I think it is.
I would be interested to hear of anyone elses florida trips they have taken and offer some suggestions to a new rail fan.
Thanks
Steve
I would be interested to hear of any interesting stops along Amtrak's florida routes that we could make a long weekend out of. Stations that have intersting things to see and lodging within a short walk of the station.
I will share a few of the trips we have allready done. We live in Sebring which could be an interesting weekend trip for anyone from outside the area. 3 trains north and 3 south serve our city each day. A old historic Inn is less than a mile from the station and we have a nice historic district in the downtown area (4 blocks from the station) There is also a cultural center that is right on a real nice lake with a sandy beach and pier all within a few blocks of the train station.
We have also traveled to Winter Park, which I highly reccomend. The station is right in the Park Ave district and there are two hotels within walking distance of the station. You can also take a nice boat tour around the area and an upscale shopping plaze with a movie cinema is close too.
We just came back from a trip to West Palm Beach. We stayed at a Sheraton which is about 3 blocks from the station. City Walk is a rather new shopping district with plenty of interesting sites and restaurants. This is 3 blocks also from the station. From the west palm beach station you can also connect with Tri-Rail and travel all the way south to Dadeland Mall in south dade county via a connector with metro rail.
We did a beach weekend by going to the deerfield beach station. There is a hotel right behind the station if you care to walk but we chose to take a 3 mile cab ride over to the beach and stayed right on the beach.
We plan to do the Sebring - Tampa trip soon, any suggestions from anyone who is familiar with the Tampa train station area? Is it near Ybor City? I think it is.
I would be interested to hear of anyone elses florida trips they have taken and offer some suggestions to a new rail fan.
Thanks
Steve