List of tourist attractions in Greater Orlando

The following is a list of attractions in the Greater Orlando area in Florida, United States.

Attractions

The three best-known and most-attended attractions are Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando.^[1] Others, many on the International Drive corridor, include:

• Bok Tower Gardens, located in Lake Wales
• Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens, located in Sanford along Lake Monroe. This 100 acre (400,000 m²) zoo is home to a butterfly garden, herpetarium, and numerous tropical animals. The zoo originally started as a collection in the Sanford Fire Department, but grew into a regional zoo in 1975. It is currently in the planning stages of expansion and renaming the facility to "Zoo Orlando at Sanford".
• Florida Citrus Tower, a 226-foot (69 m) tall observation tower in Clermont, Florida
• Gatorland houses thousands of alligators and crocodiles. A few of Gatorland's residents have made wrangling appearances in movies, television shows and commercial spots. The park, founded in 1949, combines a petting zoo, bird sanctuary, mini-water park, eco-tour and outdoor entertainment, including daily alligator wrestling.
• The Holy Land Experience is a biblical theme park and museum complex.
• Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine, a minor basilica located in the theme park area of Orlando
• Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, in Kissimmee. Six brave knights on horseback compete in tournament games, jousting, and sword fighting while guests dine on a medieval-style banquet.
• Pirate’s Dinner Adventure
• Ripley's Believe It or Not an attraction museum of over 500 exhitbits and artifacts from around the world and throughout time, including over 24 interactives.
• WonderWorks with over 100 interactive exhibits
• Wet 'n Wild Orlando (now an offsite part of Universal Orlando)

Museums and galleries

• Anita S. Wooten Gallery, a free and open-to-the-public art gallery located in the East Campus of Valencia Community College^[2]
• Fort Christmas
• Harry P. Leu Gardens is a 50-acre (200,000 m²) botanical gardens in Winter Park, Florida just north of Orlando, also features the Leu House Museum, furnished to the early 1900s
• Larry E. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum, a Vietnam War museum located in East Orlando.^[3]
• Mennello Museum of American Art^[4]
• Orange County Regional History Center, a museum about Central Florida history located in Downtown Orlando.^[5]
• Orlando Museum of Art
• Orlando Science Center
• Ripley's Believe It or Not! is located on International Drive in a building constructed to appear as if it were collapsing to one side.
• Titanic The Experience, on International Drive, is an interactive museum located on International Drive featuring RMS Titanic artifacts and galleries with dinner shows once a week.^[6]
• University of Central Florida Art Gallery is a freeart gallery located at the Visual Arts Building (VAB) at the UCF campus in East Orlando.^[7]
• Well'sBuilt Museum of African American History and Culture is located in a historic hotel on South Street, just west of the Amway Center in Downtown Orlando

Other

• B-52 Memorial Park
• Church Street Station, a historic train depot in Downtown Orlando
• SAK Comedy Lab, a 200-seat Improv theater in Downtown Orlando

Defunct attractions

• Arabian Nights Dinner Show, a dinner theater show in Kissimmee, closed at the end of 2013^[8]
• Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede^[8]
• King Henry’s Feast^[8]
• Mystery Fun House
• Splendid China
• Xanadu Houses

See also

• List of tourist attractions worldwide

References