Orlando Tours

 

General sightseeing tour in Orlando 1 day city tour. Duration 6-7  hours

 

This tour will give you a first impression of the city, its history and culture and will be your first step to discover the Orlando, Florida. The tour begins from Winter Park district the oldest part of the city today(with visiting Art  museum, Sculpture Garden and Scenic boat tour), which leads to the Downtown, Church Street Station and Lake Eola Park  (withvisiting History Center  museum ).

 

         Universal Studio of Orlando 

         Sea World Park

  

   

 Historical Tour 1  
(5-6 hours tour)

  Our journey is beginning in the Winter Park, Florida
 
 

Destination Florida: Tourism before Disney 
 
 included the Photos of all  destinations
                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
 Map of attractions
Winter Park Public Library History and Archives Collection Winter Park Streets Collection.
 
Winter Park was founded as a resort destination by wealthy New England industrialists before the turn of the 20 th century.(1858) It is recognized as the first centrally planned community in Florida; its main street includes not only public civic buildings and retail, but also art galleries, a private liberal arts college, museums, a park, a train station, a golf course country club, a historic cemetery, and a beach and boat launch. Many structures are more than 100 years old. .
 
The Guided tour of Winter Park includes a visit to complex of Buildings Rolliins College constructed in 1886
 
 
              The  Knowles Memorial Chapel (built in 1931) was a gift to Rollins College
 
  
 
The Annie Russell Theatre
 
 
   The Cornell Fine Arts Museum is located at 1000Holt  Avenue, Winter Park, Florida on the Winter Park
    campus of Rollins College. It houses works of art from antiquity  
  to modern times. Uniquely conceived exhibitions are mixed in with the permanent collection on a rotating basis
 
And much more
 
 
 
Meeting with  a mean street Park Ave and Morse Blvd
Park Avenue and Boulevard (later named Morse Boulevard) in 1888 )
   Ergood's store,   Ladd's Hardware and Drugs, The Earl Building, The Pioneer Building ,The Henkel Block.
 

  • The Seminole Hotel  1886The first Seminole Hotel.

     

  Optional Excursions :

1  Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens

2  Cornell Fine Arts Center Museum

3  Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art

 

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 Enjoy a one-hour Scenic Boat Tour - a winter park tradition since 1939

 

 Canals on the tranquil Winter Park chain.

Lake Oseola

Winter Park, Florida - Adventuresome for the first time visitors seeking flora and fauna or savvy Orlando travelers
Located on Lake Oseola in the quiet suburb less than 10 minutes from downtown Orlando, the boat tour offers hour-long, guided cruises through three of the seven lakes and two, narrow manmade canals on the tranquil Winter Park chain.

On any given tour, participants may observe large cranes swooping waterside to snag a large fish or a lazy alligator languishing on a nearby bank. An occasional water skier or racing shell full of crew members from the areas private arts college, Rollins, are also enjoyable sideshows for tour goers.

Every tour, however, guarantees plenty of swaying palms, towering cypress trees, lush ferns and a variety of flourishing sub-tropical flowers. Breathtaking views of opulent private homes and exquisite estates sprawling along the shores are also a key feature of the scenic cruise.

 

Next,

Take in panoramic view of Downtown Orlando from journey on  the expressway I-4

Downtown is just 10 minutes away Winter Park

We are making our stop near

 

At Church Street Station, not only will you find some of the best entertainment that Orlando has to offer, Walking tour on  Church Street and Orange Ave is taking us to the  History Center located in the heart of Orlando.

Downtown Orlando

Church Street Station

The evening on the Church Street Station

The evening on Church Street Market
  Downtown Orlando

When it comes to entertainment, Downtown Orlando has the corner on the market. Dance clubs, Martini Bars, Piano lounges, Rooftop bars, Live music venues - you name it, it's Downtown.

Downtown Orlando has some beautiful parks. One in particular has become the city's most photographed scenic landmark - Lake Eola. With it's majestic fountain and graceful swan boats, it is an exceptional amenity to the area. Downtown Orlando's wide variety of cuisines and atmospheres cater to every taste and mood - have a casual lunch at a sidewalk cafe and observe the streets cape, or dine to the nines at a candle-lit restaurant

 
History Center
Come and explore the rich history of Central Florida, originally known as Mosquito County, and fortunately for us, later renamed to the more pleasant sounding, Orange County.

         Orlando, "The City Beautiful," is known far and wide as one of the world's most important tourist destinations, but what was this city like before Disney came to town?  How did people survive the long hot summers, and what was the main industry before tourism?

Orlando's Orange County Regional History Center, set in the former 1927 Orange County Courthouse, inspires explorers of all ages to discover a world they've never seen before on this dynamic, interactive journey through Central Florida's colorful and surprising past. Questions about the early days in Orlando are answered through historic photos, exhibits, hands-on displays and much more. The building itself may be old, dating back to 1927, but the $33.7 million redevelopment guarantees a state of the art museum.

 
 
Next,
 
Our tour is ending by the Lake Eola
Lake Eola Park is popular destination in the downtown area, with many people taking advantage of the beautiful surroundings to walk at lunch or the evenings.
Lake Eola Park was established in 1888 when the first parcel of land, the first of many that were donated to the City of Orlando by several different families. Lake Eola is actually a sinkhole lake like many of the lakes in central Florida. The actual sinkhole is located north of its signature fountain and goes to a depth of approximately 80 ft. Lake Eola Park since 1892 when it was officially established as a park has been through many changes......
 

 

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