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Number 10
World’s largest collection of Tiffany Glass
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art (www.morsemuseum.org)
is home to the world's most comprehensive collection of Louis Tiffany
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Number 9
Explore the Florida wetlands by airboat
Looking for the wild side of the
Sunshine State? Climb aboard an airboat to skim across this wet wonderland
of egrets, gators and other wildlife. (For information see
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Number 8
Bring out the animal in you
You can swim with dolphins (Discovery Cove;
www.discoverycove.com), touch a stingray (Sea World;
www.seaworld.com) or check out live alligators (Gatorland,
www.gatorland.com) — all in one city! |
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Number
7
See Broadway – in Orlando
For a glitzy night on the
town, head to the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre for top Broadway
productions. Check out
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com for listings. |
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Number 6
Hit the beach!
Orlando is only 45
minutes from the east coast beaches and two hours from the Gulf Coast. Where do
Orlando locals go to play? They surf Coco Beach on the east coast when the
water calls. |
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Number
5
Attend the Ballet
Under the direction of Vasile
Petrutiu, the Central Florida Ballet (one of two ballet companies in
Orlando) has reached new heights.
See
www.centralfloridaballet.com
for their schedule.
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Number
4
Relax on the water
Looking for a different view of the
Orlando area? Take the Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour (www.scenicboatours.com)
and view the estates of historic Winter Park. The boats
cruise from lake to lake via a series of narrow, tree-lined canals.
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Number
3
Step Back in Time
The Orange County
Regional History Center (www.thehistorycenter.org)
takes guests into the Florida of yesterday, from the days of the Seminole
Indians to the beginnings of Walt Disney. |
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Number
2
Dine with a celebrity
Orlando
has several celebrity chefs. Emeril Lagasse, known for his spicy Cajun dishes, runs Emeril’s Orlando
(Cajun cuisine). Celebrity Chef Roy Yamaguchi runs
Roy’s Restaurant on Sand Lake Road. Yamaguchi is best-known for his
Hawaiian Fusion cuisine. |
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Number 1
Have a
fun-filled adventure
With 95 theme parks and
attractions, it would take weeks to see all Orlando has to
offer.
Encounter JAWS at Universal
Orlando (http://themeparks.universalstudios.com),
chat with Mickey at Walt Disney World (www.disneyworld.com)
and see the weird and wild at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (www.ripleysorlando.com).
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