Orlando Museum of Art Take a break from your regular routine and visit the Orlando Museum of Art for an exciting array of world class exhibitions, educational programs and events to suit any taste. This fall's exhibitions include "Points of View: Exploring Identity, Commenting on Society and Comparing Visions." Click here for more information.
Dolly Parton Dixie Stampede Unlike Orlando's myriad of chain restaurants, this one-of-a-kind place is entertainment and dinner all in one! Enjoy American and Southern food while watching a great show. Make reservations early. Click here for more information.
Hue
Leave the theme park food behind and head to Hue, continually acclaimed as one of Orlando's best restaurants since its 2002 opening. This urban loft-styled venue's menu of progressive American cuisine changes daily. Reservations recommended. Click here for more information.
Dining with Disney Characters
At Walt Disney World®, waiters won't be the only ones greeting you at the table—you can actually break bread with Mickey and the gang! Offered at ten restaurants throughout the four theme parks and Walt Disney World® Resort, Dining with Disney Characters is available for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Magical Dining Month (September)
Experience Orlando's finest restaurants without breaking the bank. At Orlando's 2nd Annual Magical Dining Month you can enjoy sumptuous three-course dinners for only $29 or some of the area's best casual restaurants for only $19. Orlando's Magical Dining Month offers many different styles of cuisine. From celebrity chefs to up-and-coming culinary superstars, there are dinners to impress any palate. Click here for more information.
Epcot's International Food & Wine Festival (September 29 — November 11)
Embark on an epicurean adventure as the 12th Annual Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival showcases the flavors of the world. Explore marketplaces featuring regional foods and wines, learn from renowned chefs and winemakers at special programs and demonstrations, and sample the finest cuisine from around the globe. Plus, be sure to savor the sizzling sounds of the "Eat to the Beat" concert series that stars a stellar line-up of popular musical acts! Prices and exact schedule TBA. Click here for more information.
Gatorland Between Orlando and Kissimmee on the South Orange Blossom Trail, Gatorland is one of Central Florida's oldest attractions and is both a theme park and wildlife preserve.
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Harry P. Leu Gardens Leave the synthetic theme park world behind for some natural beauty! Covering some 50 acres, the former home of Harry P. Leu, one of Florida's most successful businessmen at the turn of the 20th century, has one of the largest camellia collections in the country and the state's largest formal rose garden.
Cirque du Soleil
Created exclusively for the Walt Disney World® Resort, the Cirque du Soleil® show La Nouba™ is a one-of-a-kind theatrical delight full of spellbinding entertainment. Featuring mesmerizing high wire and flying trapezes, stunning acro-gymnastic performances, and other dynamic displays of coordination and strength, La Nouba promises to surprise, excite and mystify. Reservations can be made up to six months in advance. Located at Downtown Disney®. Click here for more information.
Pleasure Island
Adults get their own theme park at Downtown Disney® Pleasure Island, where one ticket allows you unlimited visits to all the park's nightclubs. With a huge range of entertainment, from comedy performances to country, rock, disco and jazz clubs, the party never stops and the atmosphere is New Year's Eve every night of the year! Must be 21 to enter. Located at Downtown Disney®.
Universal CityWalk®
Universal CityWalk® is the ultimate entertainment destination! Here you'll find hot nightclubs featuring live music, a wide range of restaurants from Emeril's® to Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.™, 20 movie theaters, and great shopping. Located at Universal Studios. Click here for more information.
Roxy
Orlando's ultimate nightclub experience, Roxy is super trendy and specializes in high energy and Billboard dance music as well as video projection. Party on two levels as you move between the main dance floor, the exclusive Cream Multilevel VIP Bar and the sensual and sophisticated Suede Ultra Lounge. Click here for more information.
Kennedy Space Center Located just 45 minutes to one hour away from Orlando, Kennedy Space Center is a historical landmark and functional space outlet. As NASA's launch headquarters, the center offers tours of launch areas (see a real launch if you're there at the right time) and features giant rocket displays, the chance to meet a real-life Astronaut, and the Shuttle Launch Experience, a 60 million dollar attraction that allows guests to train in a simulator and launch into orbit aboard a space shuttle. Click here for more information.
The Peabody Hotel The hotel is a masterpiece of contemporary design and luxurious décor and furnishings. Since opening its doors in 1986, the Peabody Orlando has established itself as the Orlando convention hotel of choice for the nation's professional meeting planners. As one of only two Mobil Four-Star, AAA Four Diamond hotels in the city, its luxury accommodations provide world-class lodging with a convenient setting.
Central Florida Zoo
This zoo's animal collection includes beautiful clouded leopards, cheetahs and black-footed cats, all of which are endangered. You'll also meet black howler monkeys, siamangs, American crocodiles, a banded Egyptian cobra, a Gila monster, hyacinth macaws, barred owls, bald eagles, and dozens of other species.
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