Fun for later Once you get around Tallahassee with your perspective changed, you might want to take some more time later in the year to explore some more family-friendly activities that you couldn’t squeeze in or that didn’t quite fit the spring-break time frame: Enjoy “Adventures of a Wimpy Kid” at the Young Actor’s Theatre on Glenview Road. The story of a wimpy kid’s first year in middle school is adapted for the stage. It is scheduled for April 5-7. Pack a picnic lunch and take the short drive down to the St. Marks Lighthouse. It’s not really a great beach for swimming, but bring a Frisbee and kites for the kids and an easy read for you. Don’t forget the camera — this place is beautiful and relaxing. Sample the ice creams all around town and rate the top five. Look up all the locations on the Internet or in the phone book and make a map. Then traverse through the traffic to Bruster’s, Marble Slab, DQ, Cold Stone Creamery, TCBY and wherever else your treasure map takes you. Head on over to John Knox Road and delight in the water slides and waves of the Trousdell Aquatics Center. Run by the Parks and Recreation Department of the city of Tallahassee, Trousdell is like a mini water theme park just down the road from the Tallahassee Mall.
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