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Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Attractions

  • Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.  "Ultimate family adventure park featuring unparalleled combinations of world-class animal habitats, thrill rides, live entertainment. On the leading edge of technological thrills, providing guests four legendary steel coasters, including three of the world's top-rated coasters, Kumba, Montu, Gwazi. The adventure park, recognized among the top zoos in North America providing more diverse ways to get up-close to animals than any other place outside of Africa. Park-goers enjoy R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse, a spooky, 4-D family adventure film combining state-of-the-art visual effects with multi-sensory surprises. New is Cheetah Chase, the seventh addition to the park's family of world-class coasters. Five-story family coaster takes riders twisting, turning in the heart of exotic Timbuktu. Debuting next month - Tampa Bay's theatrical event of the year KaTonga-Musical Tales From the Jungle. Inspired by Busch Garden's animal tradition, KaTonga's tales, told through music, dance, lavish stage spectacle, carry you to the heart of the jungle."
  • Daytona International Speedway/Datona U.S.A.  "Daytona USA offers simulator rides, movies, historical exhibits, VIP guided tours of the track, catering and the Richard Petty Race Car Experience."
  • Dinosaur World.  "Dinosaur World is an outdoor museum that is not just about prehistoric animals. It is also about families and schools, about relaxation and enjoyment. It appeals to tourists, students and area residents with its lush natural setting, scientifically accurate models and pleasant, family-oriented ambiance."
  • Discovery Cove Orlando.  "At Discovery Cove Orlando, swim with dolphins, snorkel with thousands of exotic fish and hand-feed tropical birds."  
 
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park.  "At Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, expect the unexpected as you encounter wild animals, dinosaurs, loveable characters, spectacular shows and attractions. Come on, explore!"  
  • DisneyQuest.  "Indoor interactive theme park - Where Disney adventures and your imagination come together in a totally interactive way."
  • Epcot.  See Walt Disney World below.
  • Fantasy of Flight.  "Florida's premier aviation attraction for all ages. Fighter simulators, restoration 'back-lot' tours and vintage aircraft take the skies daily."
  • The Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum.  "The Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum allows visitors a chance to see, smell and touch the history that many only heard about on newsreels in the forties or read about in the classrooms generations later. Here you can see the restoration process take place and the metamorphosis of these once forgotten hulks of history back to their former glory and then taken out to stretch their wings again right over the museum for all to see and hear!" 
  • Gatorland.  "Welcome to Gatorland, Orlando's Best Half Day Attraction located in sunny Central Florida! Known internationally as the Alligator Capital of the World, Gatorland is a 110-acre alligator theme park and wildlife preserve, located just minutes away from Sea World, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and the Orlando International Airport on US 441 near the Orlando - Kissimmee border."
  • Green Meadows Petting Farm.  "The whole family will have a chance to enjoy the quiet country setting with more than 300 farm animals to touch and see."  
  • The Holy Land Experience.  "In concept, The Holy Land Experience� is an idea whose time has come. It has taken twelve years to move from concept to completion. With great care, each detail of The Holy Land Experience has been made, to the best of our ability, to accurately conform to the Bible and biblical history."
  • Kennedy Space Center.  "Your Orlando vacation is not complete without a trip to Kennedy Space Center. Just 45 minutes from popular Orlando attractions and theme parks is NASA�slaunch headquarters � the only place on Earth where you can tour launch areas, meet an Astronaut, see giant rockets, train in spaceflight simulators, and even view a launch.

    Experience more on your vacation to Orlando with a daytrip to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, where the sky isn't the limit - it's just the beginning."
  • Magic Kingdom Park.  (See Walt Disney World below).
  • Millenia Gallery.  "Millenia Gallery is Central Florida�s latest edition to a growing cultural landscape that provides a new destination for serious art collectors and enthusiasts. The custom built building features 15,000 square feet of exhibition space showcasing the Southeast�s largest and most diverse gallery collection of museum quality modern and contemporary art." 
  • Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Orlando Odditorium.  "Our museum looks like it fell victim to one of Florida's infamous sink holes, like the one in 1981 that swallowed a home. Inside you'll find a mind-boggling array of the odd, the unusual and the bizarre."
  • St. Augustine Alligator Farm.  "Founded in 1893. See all 23 known species of crocodilians. Rare albino alligators. Exotic bird and reptile shows every hour."
  • SeaWorld Orlando.  "There's no place in the world like SeaWorld Orlando. Come face-to-face with amazing animals and challenge our floorless coaster. It doesn't get any closer than this."
  • Silver Springs.  "Cruise the Silver River aboard Silver Springs' famous glass-bottom boats. See the real Florida, native and exotic wildlife and other in-park attractions."
  • Skull Kingdom.  "Skull Kingdom Castle located at just 5 minutes from the convention center, provides more than 21,000 square feet for group meetings, parties, entertainment and unforgettable interactive haunted experience."
  • SkyVenture of Florida, Inc.  "At Skyventure, visitors experience skydiving in a vertical wind tunnel. No experience necessary."
  • Splendid China.  "A 76-acre Chinese-themed attraction featuring 60+ replicas of China's famous landmarks, live entertainment, 90-minute evening show (seperate ticket available), cuisine and shopping."
  • Sterling Casino Lines, L.L.C.  "Sail FREE on the largest casino ship in the world at Port Canaveral. Minutes away from Orlando. Free busing, buffet and Las Vegas entertainment." 
  • Titanic ~ The Exhibition.  "An adventure into history you will never forget. Relive the drama as it unfolds, experience the inspiring stories of those on board, view rare artifacts and memorabilia."     
  • Universal's Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort.  "Experience the innovative thrills of Universal's Islands of Adventure, the most technologically advanced theme park ever created. You'll take an unforgettable journey through five uniquely themed islands - Marvel Super Hero Island, Toon Lagoon, Jurassic Park, The Lost Continent and Seuss Landing -- where the world's most cutting-edge rides and attractions challenge all your senses. You'll battle villains high above the streets on the first-of-its-kind 3-D thrill ride, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. Then defy gravity as the Incredible Hulk Coaster takes you on a high-speed roller coaster rampage. Escape the jaws of a hungry T-Rex on the Jurassic Park River Adventure. Brave whitewater rapids on Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges. Take a spin through the mischievous world of The Cat in the Hat And ride both Dueling Dragons, the world's first inverted near-miss dueling roller coasters. Live the Adventure of a lifetime!"
  • Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida.  "Go beyond the screen and experience the action and excitement of the movies at Universal Studios, the number one movie studio theme park in the world. At this real working motion picture studio an incredible array of rides, shows, movie sets, and attractions put you right in your favorite scenes from your favorite movies. Blast off on the new Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (open April 2003); and through the miracle of OgreVision see, hear and feel the excitement of the all new Shrek 4-D. Zap aliens on the interactive ride Men in Blacl Alien Attack. Soar through time and space on Back to the Future the Ride. Experience the action-packed Terminator 2: 3-D. Fly to the stars on E.T. Adventure. And enjoy the family fun of Woody Woodpecker's KidZone. Universal Studios is the only place on earth where you can Ride the Movies!"
  • Walt Disney World.  "Disney-MGM Studios celebrates the fascinating world of show business with thrilling attractions, glamorous shows and backstage tours highlighting your favorites from movies, television, theater, music and animation."
  • WonderWorks.  "WonderWorks is a hands-on interactive attraction featuring over 100 exhibits, ranging from virtual reality to earthquake and hurricane simulators. Design, then ride your own roller coaster!"      

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Museums & Galleries

  • Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens.  "Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The galleries depict the work of the Czech-American sculptor in a studio, two galleries, a chapel and a three-acre (1.2-hectare) garden. The galleries house 200 of his works with more than 400 pieces dispersed around the world.
  • Apopka Historical Society and Museum of Apopkans.  "A collection of artifacts, pictures, history books and exhibits about the history of Apopka and Northwest Orange County."
  • Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art.  "The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art houses the most comprehensive collection of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany found anywhere, a major collection of American art pottery and representative collections of late-19th and early-20th century American paintings, graphics and the decorative arts. Founded by Jeannette Genius McKean in 1942 and named for her industrialist grandfather, its collections were built over a half century by Mrs. McKean and her husband, Hugh F. McKean. In the late 1950s they acquired major windows and architectural elements from Tiffany's fire-ravaged estate on Long Island and later the elements of his 1893 chapel for the World's Columbian Exposition. The complete chapel has been reassembled and is on exhibit at the Morse Museum."
  • Cornell Fine Arts Museum of Orlando.  "The Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College is one of the finest college art museums in the Southeast. Accredited by the American Association of Museums in 1981, the Cornell houses a collection of more than 6,000 objects. It is the oldest collection in Florida, the first paintings having been given to Rollins College more than a century ago. With important holdings in European and American paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts. The collection ranges from the Renaissance and Baroque periods to many fine examples of twentieth-century art."
  • Creald� School of Art.  "Founded in 1975, the school offers changing fine arts exhibitions in the Alice & William Jenkins Gallery, free educational exhibitions in the Community Gallery and one of the largest contemporary sculpture gardens in Florida. Special tours and more than 70 visual art classes for adults and children are available."
  • Florida International Museum.  "Florida International Museum (FIM) has become one of Florida�s premier cultural attractions, having hosted over 2.5 million visitors from all 50 states and over 100 countries since it opened in 1995."
  • Gallery at Avalon Island, Guinevere's Coffee House."Housed in the downtown historic Rogers Building the gallery features rotating contemporary art exhibits while the coffee house features art, music, and high- speed Internet access." 

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