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Central Florida, United States
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East Central Florida is a region of Florida in the Southeastern United States, lying between South Florida and the culturally Southern North Florida to the north.
The home of Kennedy Space Center and the Brevard County Manatees baseball team.
A destination for many natural attractions, including part of Ocala National Forest, part of Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Griffin State Park, Lake Louisa State Park, and Rock Springs Run State Reserve.
Home to Orlando, Walt Disney World, and Houston Astros Spring Training Baseball.
Roughly the size of Rhode Island, the county promotes the area as being the "Fun Coast," as the local area code 386 spells out the word "fun."
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East Central Florida is served by Greyhound Bus Lines, which has scheduled stops in Orlando and other cities. The Greyhound routes connect with other major cities in the United States of America.
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Home of the Kennedy Space Center and Port Canaveral
Beach community near Kennedy Space Center
Home of Daytona International Speedway and the Daytona Cubs baseball team
A principal city of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville metropolitan area
Offers miles of beautiful beaches
Home of Universal Studios and SeaWorld
Offers miles of beautiful beaches
Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens
west of the Kennedy Space Center
Blue Spring is a state park that is west of Orange City, in Volusia County.
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) is a national seashore located in Brevard County and Volusia County in East Central Florida.
At Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida, you can explore human innovation and cooperation; enjoy rides both thrilling and enchanting; relax and recuperate on the beach or the golf course; and discover an entire resort where children and adults can have fun—together. Planning a trip to Walt Disney World puts you in good company; it is the flagship of Disney's worldwide theme park empire and is, by far, the most popular theme park resort in the world.
Ocala National Forest is in North Central Florida. It is the oldest national forest east of the Mississippi and contains the largest forest of sand pines in the world.
Universal Orlando Resort is a theme park resort in Orlando, Florida, composed of three theme parks, an entertainment district with nightlife and restaurants, a waterpark, and several hotels. Many visitors describe it as a place of fun, action, magic, excitement, humor, wonder, fantasy and attention to detail.
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