Walk for Church Street and go to Church Street Station, where the Old Orlando Railroad Depot building is still standing after 135 years. Today, with more than 20 stores, including international restaurants, this place has a prosperous nightlife.
There is Orange Avenue, where the old building of the First National Bank stands out as a testimony of the history and architectural elegance of the city with an attractive fusion of art deco geometric patterns and Egyptian motifs.
Between the pourhouse, which is a bar with a cozy, totally American atmosphere, and a varied menu of drinks that includes cocktails at reasonable prices and a menu in which the hamburgers stand out.
In Orange Avenue you can see what is left of the iconic Beacham Theater, where they used to play great musicians like BB King and Ray Charles. Unfortunately, the place, including the Art Deco facade, suffered several transformations before the status of local monument in 1987 was granted.
Wall Street Plaza is another iconic place in the heart of the center of Orlando, enhanced by bars and restaurants that border the street on both sides. It is a pedestrian street of bricks, which is located in the shadow of the 1923 Angebilt hotel and offers a pleasant environment to enjoy concerts.
On the other side of the 120 -foot copper dome of the City Council of Orlando, there is Dr. Phillips center for the performing arts, which is a latest generation artistic complex, with five concert halls and more, built on a land of nine acres.
He is named after Philip Phillips, an outstanding figure of citrus cultivation that remains known in Orlando for his philanthropy.
Designed with exposed and elaborate structural elements, this multiple show center stands out for its opaque glass panels and a 75 -foot overcrowding silver steel canopy that undulas while extending on the street below.
Sports
A few steps find the Kia Center, surrounded by apartments and condominiums of greater invoice, home of the Orlando Magic basketball team of the NBA and entertainment shows.
A few more steps and reaches Inter & Co Stadium (previously known as Orlando City Stadium and Explicor Stadium), where the local team of Major League Soccer Orlando City SC plays.
Yes, Orlando is becoming a sports center. The Inter & Co Stadium even hosted in January the Brazilian football teams São Paulo FC, Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro for a series of exhibition matches in preparation for the FIFA 2025 World Cup games, since the tournament is held in several cities in the United States.
Winter Park
Only six miles from the center of Orlando, Winter Park offers a combination of natural beauty, cultural wealth and a vibrant community that makes it a lovely place throughout the year.
Here is the American Art Museum of American Art with a large collection of works by the artist Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), which includes jewelry, ceramics, paintings, glass art, feathed glass lamps and windows.
In this museum he finds the elaborate interior of the famous 800 square feet chapel that Tiffany created for the exhibition of the Chicago World Fair in 1893, with elements such as the large electric spider lamp and the baptistery.
The collection also includes American artistic ceramics, paintings, graphics and American decorative art of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Take a walk on Park Avenue and enjoy the 10 lighted blocks with more than 140 boutiques, restaurants and specialized shops.
We will stop in Prato for lunch or dinner. This is an excellent Italian restaurant with seats in the patio and an interior decoration marked by rustic and contemporary design elements, and a full bar with capacity for 60 people.
If you are looking for something out of the ordinary, you will not disappoint the Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour boat, 10 am to 4 pm, every day, except at Christmas.
The dock, less than five minutes walk from Park Avenue, is located at the east end of Morse Boulevard in Lake Osceola.
There he will address a pontoon boat with capacity for 18 passengers maximum and travel channels and lakes, while enjoying the view with many palm trees, imposing cypresses, lush ferns and magnificent mansions along the route.
Back to Orlando
Let’s have the morning to visit the Orlando Art Museum (OMA), where a group of enthusiasts unite creativity and intellectual curiosity to connect with innovative art and ideas.
In addition to the permanent collection, enriched with American art of the nineteenth and twentie Torn Apthat brings together the extensive collection of Andrew Krivine with graphic art punk and also ephemeral; and Edouard Praulhière: The inverted sound of painting.
“Art is alive and is not just an object that puts itself in a box and saves. My role is to interpret it, return it to life and generate great conversations about it, ”said the head curator of the OMA, Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon.
Just in front of OMA, the Orlando Science Center offers a wide variety of learning for curious minds of all ages. From a place specially designed for children and a laboratory of secret agents, where you and the youngest discover science behind espionage, to a kinetic area to design, build and test your own creations.
It also has a sample of the prehistoric world of dinosaurs, marine reptiles and megafauna that once wandered through the land we inhabit today.
Further gastronomy
Orlando is a vibrant place with many restaurants for all tastes. There are a variety of kitchens around the world, with some of them that convert the place into a fun site.
The Food Hall & Bar of Great Southern Box Company is a lively culinary center focused on international cuisine for the whole family.
Located in N. Orange Blossom Trail, this culinary complex was designed in an old citrus warehouse that belonged to Dr. Phillips and today denotes the immigrants cuisine that was established in the United States.
In addition to a complete bar, the rear patio terrace and the big garden, this place, 13,000 square feet, offers a wide selection of food options, from traditional Cuban foods and Brazilian recipes to unusual sushi turns and nestal dishes.
In addition, in Orlando there are Reyes Mezcaleía, which is a great option for lovers of true Mexican food. Executive chef Wendy López knows how to prepare and present beautiful dishes from her country of origin.
In the famous International Drive street, the Heart By Baires restaurant offers an immersive gastronomic experience that denotes international recipes, from Latin America to Italy and Asia.
Near the heart By Baires is The Painte, an energetic gastronomic and entertainment complex of 17 acres with more than 30 stores.
Here you can enjoy belly dance on tables and Samba to comedians and high -success movies in 4DX.
Do you like country music, dance and fun? Do not miss the PBR Cowboy Bar. The nightclub offers American dance music, two extensive bars, private VIP tables, excellent sound and lighting and a mechanical bull that can ride or stop to look to laugh while others fall.
How to get there
The airlines provide service to Orlando from Miami and several important US airports. Uu, however, they can drive or travel by train from Miami and other cities.
Brightline trains offer a comfortable trip to the Orlando station from the center of Miami several times a day.
While in Orlando, you may want to rent a car, take a taxi or request trips at Uber or Lyft.
Where to stay
The Orlando area has a wide range of hotels, pensions and rental apartments for all budgets.
However, if you want to stay in a latest generation and extraordinarily designed hotel, Wave Hotel is the answer.
Located four miles from the Orlando airport and the Brightline train station, already 20 miles from the center of Orlando, this elegant hotel opened its doors in December 2021 and offers elegant and vanguard technology and design that may not find frequently.
The hotel is part of the Lake Nona Town Center, a place of purchases and restaurants of 100 acres with a wide parking that will be happy to visit.
Here you will find Boxi Park, an outdoor entertainment place built with reused ship containers.
See Visitoring.org or Orlandeeting.com for information on accommodation and much more.
