Travel Reference
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Your only real trouble is deciding what to do. Florida offers so much for kids and famil-
ies that planning can be tough. Simple itineraries can suddenly become a frantic dawn-to-
dusk race to pack it all in.
Eating Out
Most midrange Florida restaurants have a dedicated kids' menu, along with high chairs,
crayons for coloring, and changing tables in restrooms. Even cheap international eateries -
a delicious, ubiquitous constant in the Miami dining scene - are good at accommodating
children. Most restaurants, even high-end ones, are happy to make a kids' meal by request.
As a rule, families with infants or toddlers will get better service earlier in the dinner hour
(by 6pm). Some high-end restaurants may look askance at young diners; simply ask when
making reservations.
Our favorite restaurants for kids are:
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Big Pink
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Shuckers
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Tap Tap;
not so much for the ambience as the amazingly colorful hand-painted interior
Animal Parks
Some visitors expect Disney World and Universal Studios to be just outside Miami
(they're actually a few hours away). South Florida isn't a theme-park contender, but what
it does possess, in oddly high numbers, are animal parks. Some are grassroots volunteer
outfits that rescue injured beasts, such as the Turtle Hospital and Bird Sanctuary in the
