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What can you do in Florida on a rainy day?

Museums, aquariums and science centers are indoor choices for a rainy day, and Florida has them from Pensacola to Miami.

Here are six.

Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St., Orlando, has four floors of exhibit halls and an immersive film theater. It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Wednesdays, except during Orange County Public Schools breaks. (407) 514-2000.

The Florida Aquarium, 701 Channelside Drive, Tampa, is a nonprofit aquarium accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Its habitats include Coral Reefs, Wetlands of Florida and The Tide Pool, and it has penguins. (813) 273-4000.

The Dali Museum, One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg, holds a collection of Salvador Dali's art. It is open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and until 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Visitor Experience: (727) 623-4706.

The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, 1101 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, has an aquarium, a planetarium and science exhibits, and is affiliated with the Smithsonian. It is open 365 days a year. The upper level of the aquarium, called the Vista, is open to the weather. (305) 434-9600.

The Museum of Discovery and Science, 401 SW Second Street, Fort Lauderdale, has more than 150,000 square feet of interactive exhibits on two floors and an IMAX theater. (954) 467-6637.

The National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola has more than 150 restored aircraft and more than 4,000 artifacts, and admission and parking are free. It is on a Navy base: U.S. citizens 18 and older need a REAL ID or a valid U.S. passport, and visitors enter through the West Gate between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. (850) 452-8450.

Hours change on holidays, so call or check the museum's site before you go.

Where to go from here.

01

Where are the art museums in Florida?

The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg holds more than 2,400 works by Salvador Dali, in every medium he worked in; it opened in 1982 and moved into its present building on January 11, 2011.

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02

Where are the zoos and aquariums in Florida?

Zoo Miami is the largest zoo in Florida: almost 750 acres, more than 2,000 animals of over 375 species and 4 miles of walkways, and it describes itself as the only subtropical zoo in the continental United States.

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03

Are there drive-in movie theaters in Florida?

A few, and each one's website shows what is playing, so look there before you go.

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04

When is the rainy season in Florida?

Florida's year divides by rain more than by temperature. The wet season runs from about the middle of May to the middle of October.

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