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Winter Park is a city of 31,000 people (2019) in Florida near Orlando. Winter Park is often seen as a popular tourist destination for those visiting Orlando that want an escape from the typical tourist scene of the Orlando theme parks. There is a quaint, local feel to the suburb even though there are a lot of tourists, especially during the winter months and holidays.
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Historic home, exquisite art and serene Gardens. Tour the home galleries and sculpture gardens of internationally acclaimed Czech sculptor Albin Polasek. Tour his home in the heart of Winter Park on Lake Osceola. At the Polasek, the art and gardens illustrate the life and times of this important artist and changing exhibitions celebrate a wide range of “art that tells a story.”.
A 47.6-acre (19.3-ha) park that encompasses several ecosystems. It has an amphitheater, butterfly garden, discovery barn and a recreation center. Many structures are more than 100 years old.
Houses the world's most comprehensive collection of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany, including art glass, leaded-glass windows, lamps, jewelry, pottery, paintings, and the chapel interior he designed for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The holdings also include a major collection of American art pottery and representative collections of late-19th and early-20th-century American paintings, graphics, and decorative arts.
At Rollins College, this gallery features items from Cornell University's renowned permanent collection.
Robert Bruce Barbour House
A former farmhouse in Spanish style, it was built in 1932, moved to 656 N Park Ave in 2000, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on the last day of 2008.
Historic chapel, built in a Mediterranean Revival style in 1931-32.
Once a freight depot for the railroad, it is now managed by the Winter Park Historical Association, with various artifacts from the city's past.
Built in 1931, it was added the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The theatre is named after Annie Russell, who lived in Winter Park for 13 years — and taught at Rollins College — before she died. One of the rooms of the theatre is allegedly haunted, and since an incident been closed.
One of the three locations across the Orlando area. There are league competitions on some nights.
18 passengers per boat; a tour throughout the various interconnected lakes of the city.
Italian-influenced American cuisine with several seafood options, and many wines and cocktails available.
Turkish cuisine, in the center of downtown, with atmospheric indoor dining and limited outdoor seating. There are a couple additional locations in upscale suburbs of Orlando.
Award-winning restaurant; French cuisine.
Wide variety of styles including many curry, chicken, and seafood options, with widely variable entree prices.
Recommended dish: ravioli Terricina with Gorgonzola cheese, mushrooms, basil.
Lighter food options; Mediterranean-American cuisine.
Modern Italian cuisine with outstanding pizza.
Diverse range of Indian, Thai, and Chinese cuisine.
Recommended dish: Tom Yum Gai soup, chili Jam with beef and tofu add peanuts.
Restaurant, brewery, and general store.
Japanese cuisine with an emphasis on seafood. Food available to order online.
Refers to itself as "the counterpart of Chez Vincent" with its drink and small plate selections.
112-room hotel with an AAA four-diamond rating, decorated with modern and Spanish architecture.
Classic hotel, built in 1922. You can arrange for a bellman to bring your luggage from the train station, and there is a valet parking available $20 per day.
A little outside of downtown, to the northwest, with its own restaurant/bar.
Open 51 Saturdays a year, the exception being March's third Saturday. The goods in the market include plants and farm produce.
By train
Amtrak runs long-distance trains from New York City on its Silver Meteor and Silver Star routes, both trains continue south to Miami.
By bus
Most of Downtown Winter Park is accessible by foot. If you are staying in the attractions area near theme parks and other resorts, it is about a 45-minute to 1-hour drive.
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