•Believe it or Not, There’s a Ripley’s Odditorium in Orlando, Florida
You’ve probably seen the newspaper feature “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” but you may not know that Robert Ripley toured the world collecting oddities, reporting on them and eventually set up 27 museums spread out in ten different countries. One of these museums is in Orlando, and it is well worth a visit if you have a taste for the odd and the unusual.
The museum is located along Orlando’s famous International Drive in a building that appears to be sinking into the ground. According to the...
•Busch Gardens: Tampa’s Counterpart To Orlando’s Disney World?
Tourism is big business in Florida and the competition to attract visitors is good news for the tourists because there is plenty on offer. If you are visiting Orlando, don't forget to leave some time for a side-trip to Tampa Bay, where the Busch Gardens Africa theme park combines African wildlife with thrilling state-of-the art amusement park rides.
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a family adventure park with attractions based on exotic encounters with the African continent. In addition to rides...
•Disney Home Rentals: The Classy Way to Enjoy a Vacation at Disney World
If you are headed to Orlando and Disney World for your next vacation then I have a tip for you. Instead of staying in a hotel, you should get a Disney home rental, that is, a vacation home rental adjacent to Disney World. Vacation rentals combine great locations, incredible luxury and, believe it or not, a truly affordable price. In case you have never considered this accommodations option, I will guide you through the main features offered by Disney home rentals.
Hotels are nice, they are...
•Eco-tours In The Orlando Area
The theme parks of Orlando such as Disney World and Universal Studios will provide you with plenty of simulated adventures. But why stop with computer generated thrills, when you can experience nature directly in beautiful locations all around Orlando? If you would like to enrich your vacation in the Orlando area with an eco-tour or two, here are some of the possibilities that await you.
Kayaking tours on the lakes, swamps and marshes of central Florida will give you glimpses of magnificent...
•Enjoy A Night Out At A 1930’s Style Dinner Show In Orlando?
If you are in Orlando and looking for an Italian restaurant with a difference, then a night out at Capone's Dinner and Show is certain to meet your expectations and more.
Advertised as a "blast from the past" this is a theater restaurant that harks back to 1930's gangland Chicago. Each night there is a musical comedy revue with actors garbed in period style costumes. After a successful 15 year run, a new show is currently on offer.
The waiters are part of the show and stay in character...
•Enjoy Your Christmas Vacation In Orlando, Florida
Sunny Central Florida may not go with your traditional image of a white Christmas, but the theme parks of Orlando put on holiday shows that are filled with festive fun. If you are in the Orlando area this Christmas (or any Christmas) here are the kinds of events that you can experience:
SeaWorld Orlando has announced that they will feature a ride based on Robert Zemeckis' "The Polar Express."
Warner Bros. Pictures and Iwerks Entertainment are reprogramming the theme park's Wild Arctic...
•Experience The Sea At Orlando’s Sea World?
Education, entertainment, wildlife conservation and thrills are what you can expect at Orlando's SeaWorld. This park has been called the most popular marine-life park in the world, and it certainly lives up to its reputation.
At SeaWorld you can get up close to dolphins, stingrays, water turtles, penguins and the other creatures that inhabit the seas of the earth. Let's look at some of the attractions that you can experience at this park.
The Wild Arctic is a popular favorite. Here, you'll...
•Finding The Ideal Accommodations In Orlando
Are you planning to take your family to Orlando to visit Disney World, Universal Studios and the other theme parks and attractions? If so then you need to find the accommodations that will enable you to enjoy your Orlando vacation in comfort. Before you go to your computer and start looking for "hotels in Orlando," you should consider another option: renting a condo, home or villa for the duration of your stay in Orlando.
That's right, you should rent a home and not a hotel room or hotel...
•Finding The Right Vacation Home Rental In Orlando
Savvy vacationers already know the secret of enjoying a vacation in Orlando: stay in a rented condo, home or villa. The Orlando area abounds in all kinds of rental apartments, homes and villas and in case you are wondering how to choose, here are the things to look for.
Consider your budget.
You will be happy to know that when you add up the figures it is often less expensive to stay in a spacious rental home than to try to fit your whole family in hotel rooms. In any case, when choosing a...
•Hang Gliding: Flying Like the Birds in Orlando, Florida
Humans have always envied the way that birds fly in the air, and though we now have airplanes to take us through the air to our destinations, sitting in a pressurized cabin is not quite the same as feeling the wind as you glide through the sky. Thanks to new developments in the sport of hang-gliding it is now possible for more people to have the bird-like experience of gliding through the air.
If you have always wanted to try out hang gliding then one of the best places to do it as at the...
•Nightlife In Orlando: Try Universal’s Citywalk?
An Orlando vacation can be a full-on experience with fun during the day and also at night. Just as Disney World has its Pleasure Island entertainment complex, Universal Studios features a CityWalk area that has nightclubs with entertainment in musical grooves including Jimmy Buffett, Motown, Bob Marley, rock 'n' roll, dance music, dueling pianos and Latin rhythms. Let's take a look at what is on offer at Universal's City Walk.
Before we begin it should be noted that City Walk is not just a...
•Orlando Vacation Home Rentals: Vacation in Comfort and Style
If you think that you need a millionaire’s bank-account to afford a luxurious, stylish and comfortable vacation in Orlando, Florida, then you are dead wrong. The secret to vacationing in Orlando without breaking your budget can be expressed in four words: Orlando Vacation Home Rentals. That’s right instead of cramming your family into one or two expensive hotel rooms you can rent a vacation home near Disney World, and get comfort and luxury at a price that is much lower than hotel rates.
Let’s...
•Orlando Vacation Homes: Luxury Accommodations on a Budget!
Luxury accommodations on a budget may sound like a contradiction, but when you are talking about Orlando vacation homes, it is a fact. If you want to enjoy a vacation in Orlando without breaking your budget, then the best way to do it is to get a vacation home rental rather than book hotel rooms. In case you are not familiar with the advantages offered by vacation home rentals, let me walk you through the main points.
Let’s start with luxury and comfort. I have always said, “You don’t cram...
•Orlando Villa Rentals: Enjoy a First Class Florida Vacation at an Affordable Price
If you are planning to spend a vacation or holiday in Orlando or at Disney World, then one of the first things you need to do is to figure out what kind of accommodations are best for you. Are you coming with your whole family or coming with a few friends? If so, then one of the best things you can do is to get an Orlando villa rental rather than reserving rooms in a hotel.
Renting a villa or vacation home has become a preference for savvy vacationers in Orlando due to several factors...
•Orlando’s Flea Markets: Well Worth a Visit
You’ll be surprised to know that one of the most heavily visited attractions in Florida is simply an old-fashioned flea market in Orlando. If you love flea markets then a one-day visit to Orlando’s best flea markets will provide you with as much fun as a day at Disney World, not to mention some bargains and unusual items to take home.
The biggest of the Orlando flea markets, and perhaps the biggest in the entire United States, is Flea World. It is located between Orlando and Sanford on Highway...
•Planning A Vacation In Orlando? Enjoy It With A Rental Home!
If you have been thinking about a vacation in Orlando and are looking for tips on how to enjoy this beautiful vacation paradise, here is my top tip for you: stay in a rental home and not a hotel.
Orlando is the kind of place where you need to spend some time in order to enjoy all the attractions that are on offer. You can't even explore all of Disney World, let alone the other parks, in one day. So, it is a big advantage to have a comfortable "pad" from which to experience and explore...
•Race The Go Carts At Fun Spot Action Park In Orlando
If your kids, or you for that matter, love go-cart racing then the Fun Spot Action Park in Orlando is the place to go. In addition to the racing tracks the park also has rides for pre-schoolers, an amusement arcade, and other rides. Here is a brief guide to what you can do at the Fun Spot Action park.
Go Cart racing is the main attraction at this park, and there are four main tracks. The Quad Helix track takes you over 1600 ft on four corkscrews, multiple levels of overpasses and...
•The Holy Land Experience: A Unique Biblical Theme Park in Orlando
The Orlando area is known for Disney World, Universal Studios and other exciting theme parks but these parks are not the end of the story. Orlando also has a biblical theme park, The Holy Land Experience, which is every bit as entertaining as the well-known secular attractions in this region. If you and your family are inspired by stories of the Bible, then The Holy Land Experience will provide you with an exciting and educative full-day experience. Let’s take a look at what you can expect to...
•Vacation In Style In Orlando: Stay In A Vacation Home, Not A Hotel
You don't live in one room, so why vacation in one room! This is the idea that is fueling the boom in vacation home rentals in the Orlando area. Orlando, Florida, with its many theme parks and tourist attractions, is a vacation paradise and savvy travelers are not cramming their families into small hotel rooms but are enjoying their stay in Orlando in spacious condos, homes and villas.
What will you get if you choose a vacation home rental? Orlando vacation rentals range in size from three...
•Visit Some Great Museums While You Are In Orlando
Orlando is rightly famous for Disney World and the other exciting theme parks in the region, but it also has some fine museums and cultural centers that can give you a nice change of pace and culturally enrich your vacation. Here is a brief guide to some of the museums of Orlando.
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
Albin Polasek (1879 - May 19, 1965) was a Czech-American sculptor and educator, and you can get to know his works on the beautiful grounds of his estate. The sculptures...
•Visit The Kennedy Space Center During Your Orlando Vacation
If you're bringing your family to Orlando you will no doubt visit Disney World and the other theme parks in the area, but why limit yourself to theme parks, when you can also visit the fascinating and educative Kennedy Space Center located at historic Cape Canaveral? Here is a brief guide to some of the attractions currently on offer at the Kennedy Space Center.
Meet an Astronaut
The center has arranged for various astronauts to meet visitors and talk about their missions in space....
•Watch The Manatees At Florida's Blue Spring State Park
There's a lot to do in Orlando, with tons of attractions and entertainment options, but many of these activities are quite pricey. If you are in Orlando and looking for a great family outing that won't dent your budget, then you should plan to spend some time at the Blue Spring State Park, in Orange City Florida. Here you can camp, swim, hike, canoe and get a close up look at the Manatees.
Manatees, also known as sea cows, are large, gentle aquatic mammals that have been associated in popular...
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