Travelling from Canada to Florida, any advice on where to stop and what to see?

We are driving from London Ontario to Kissimmee Florida, we have our stops going but we are trying to plan our way home. We are wanting to stay relatively close to I75 but when we leave Florida we are heading to South Carolina and thought about staying in Charleston. Love the Southern homes and landscapes, but from there we aren't too sure where to travel. We have 3 days to get back to Canada after we leave Charleston. We are a family of 5, 3 kids ages 12, 9, 5. We would like to show the kids the mountains as well, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Travelling from Canada to Florida, any advice on where to stop and what to see?
If you take the I-275 bypass south around Cincinatti, OH (instead of staying on I-75, you might stop at the Lawrenceburg exit and visit the Argosy Casino, which is pretty nice. You can then get back on I-275 and meet back up with I-75 south of Cincinnati. Lexington, Kentucky is just an hour south of where I-275 meets I-75 again, and you will find a lot of nice restaurants there, including one of my favorites ';Max %26amp; Erma's'; which features a self-serve ice-cream sunday bar. I-75 will also take you through Chattanooga, TN where they have the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, which is a lot of fun, and you actually get to ride an old-fashioned train for a tour around the historic town. South of TN you have Georgia, where you might consider stopping in at Six Flags Theme Park in Valdosta. You are going to be in Georgia for a Long time on I-75 (probably about 5-6 hours, at 65mph, with three kids), so Six Flags will give you something to look forward to just before you get to the FL border. I firmly recommend that you get off at exit 384 in Gainesville, FL (about an hour south of Georgia) and take Archer Rd east until you see the McCallister's Deli on the left. (If you've never eaten there, order the ';Nasty Spud';, it's awesome, don't let the name fool you, imagine home-made potroast ladled out over 4 open baked potatos.) Don't forget the Chili Breadbowl (it's SO good). You'll be about 2.5 hours from Kissimmee at that point. Continue south, but take the opportunity to stop in Ocala, FL at the SR-40E exit. Take SR40 east until you get to the ';Silver Springs'; nature park. They have show, alligators, glass-bottom boat rides in the Crystal Clear water of the Silver River. They also have a water park called ';Wild Waters';, which is small enough to enjoy in 4 hours, but big enough to keep you busy the whole time. The price is affordable right now as well, because they are just entering their off season. As you head back out on the interstate, take a pitstop one more exit south of 40E on SR200. Take SR200 west about a mile and stop in for coffee and bagels at the Dunkin Donuts. Get the kids some donut holes and enjoy the incredibleness that is their frozen coffee coolata. You will be close to the last leg of your trip then (the interstate splits off to the left, becoming the FL Turnpike, and then you are only about an hour away from Kissimmee).





Have a nice trip!Travelling from Canada to Florida, any advice on where to stop and what to see?
i dont know i never went there
I live in the upper peninsula of Michigan. If by some chance you get on US 2 there's some neat things here. We have Kitchitikipi Springs. It's a state park, where there's a natural spring that feeds Indian Lake. You ride a raft across the springs, they're very deep and the water is so clear. There's usually lunker trout in. We also have Fayette State Park. It's an old pig iron manufacturing village right on Lake Michigan. There's also Taquamanon Falls. Not quite Niagara, but stunning none the less. Then we also have the Mackinac Bridge, linking the upper to the lower. Quite the experience driving over. It's 5 miles long and 552 feet up. A ferry ride over to the Island. It's a nice day event. They have a butterfly house, with butterflies from all over the world. And of course, the fort. The eastern UP is full of things to entertain you.
skip St. Augustine I live there