You will drive past the theme parks of Orlando on your way to a thriving area of Florida that is gathering momentum as a tourist destination. Until now, Polk County has only tended to get global attention when the US elections are in full flow and CNN’s John King is telling us about voting habits for those who live in central Florida. Yet a visit to the fascinating Sunshine State needs to include a few days in a region that is emerging as a new powerhouse for tourists. The recently opened Peppa Pig Theme Park and the vast Legoland complex positioned alongside it, are focal points for tourism in this area of Florida.
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All the stingrays at ZooTampa at Lowry Park died suddenly under mysterious circumstances last week.The deceased rays include seven cownose, four Southern and one Atlantic stingray.