Orlando, FL

Nearby areas in Orlando, FL

Walt Disney World® Resort

This could count as a city of its own, spreading over more than 47 square miles acres of theme parks, theme resorts, shops, restaurants, and recreational facilities. It is located in Lake Buena Vista.

Lake Buena Vista

This is a village marketplace owned and operated by the Walt Disney World® Resort on the eastern edge of its property, with many independently-owned hotels, shops, and restaurants. This is a charming neighborhood of tidy lawns and tree-lined thoroughfares leading to Downtown Disney®.

Downtown Disney® Area

This comprises 2 nighttime entertainment centers, Downtown Disney® Pleasure Island, West Side, as well as Marketplace.

Kissimmee

This town lies south of the Walt Disney World® Resort, and serves well as a bustling sideshow where smaller attractions like Gatorland, budget motels, souvenir shops, and fast-food restaurants dominate. The main attraction of Kissimmee, actually, is the feel of the place. Still evoking its rural roots, this is a fun and interesting place to explore.

International Drive Area (aka I-Drive)

This thoroughfare lies north of the Walt Disney World® Resort, is the catch-all tourist magnet of Central Florida. Bungee jumping, ice skating, dozens of theme restaurants, t-shirt shops, hotels, shopping centers, the Orange County Convention Center, easy access to SeaWorld at the south end and Universal Orlando near the north end make it central to an enormous amount of vacation activity.

Downtown Orlando

This area lies northeast of the Walt Disney World® Resort. The state-of-the-art Orlando Science Center and the Church Street Station entertainment complex are not to be missed. A burgeoning metropolis, this Sunbelt city is packed with hundreds of clubs, shops, and restaurants. Don't miss "Antique Row" on Orange Avenue near Lake Ivanhoe.

Winter Park

Just north of Downtown Orlando, this city is the grand dame of Central Florida society. Originating as a winter retreat for upscale Northerners, today it remains a refined destination offering several museums, as well as fine shops and restaurants along an original cobblestone street.

For more information about Orlando, FL

The Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau 6700 Forum Drive, Orlando, FL, 32821, phone 407-363-5800, fax 407-354-0874.