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e Winter Park
* 28,000. £ @ n 507 N New
York Ave, (407) 644-8281. Scenic Boat
Tour: Tel (407) 644-4056. &
∑ scenicboattours.com
Located to the north of
Orlando, this town took off
in the 1880s, when wealthy
northerners came south and
began to build winter retreats
here. The Charles Hosmer
Morse Museum of American
Art probably has the finest
collection of works by Art
Nouveau craftsman, Louis
Comfort Tiffany. There are
Downtown Orlando, dominated by the SunTrust Center superb examples of his jewelry,
lamps, and many of his
w Orlando occupies studios designed in windows, including the The Four
the 1930s by artist André Smith Seasons (1899). Just off Winter
* 254,000. k £ @ n 8723
International Dr, (407) 425-1234. as a winter retreat for fellow Park’s main street, Park Ave, is
∑ visitorlando.com artists. Set around courtyards Rollins College, dotted with
and gardens, the buildings 1930s Spanish-style buildings.
Orlando was just a sleepy show a profusion of Mayan The finest is the Knowles Mem­
provincial town until the 1950s. and Aztec motifs. orial Chapel, whose main
However, its proximity to Cape Set in Loch Haven entrance has a relief
Canaveral and the growth of Park, the Mennello of a meeting
theme parks soon transformed Museum of between the
it into a burgeoning business American Art, Seminoles and
center. Downtown, with its glass- houses a large the Spanish conquist-
sided high-rises, comes to life collection of adors. The college’s
only at night, when visitors and American art from Cornell Fine
locals flock to the many bars across genres and Arts Museum’s
and restaurants around Orange time periods. impressive collection
Avenue, the town’s main street. The Orlando of Italian Renaissance
During the day, the area Science Center Tiffany’s Four Seasons paintings is the
around Lake Eola, east of Orange promotes the spirit window, Winter Park oldest in Florida.
Avenue, offers a peaceful mid- of experimental The Scenic Boat
town oasis for visitors and science learning and Tour explores the nearby lakes
families. The residential districts curiosity. Spread across four and canals.
north of downtown have many floors, it provides a wide
parks and museums, including range of exciting state-of- E Charles Hosmer Morse
the serenely beautiful Harry P. the-art interactive exhibits, Museum of American Art
Leu Gardens and Loch Haven giant-screen movies, and 445 Park Ave N. Tel (407) 645-5311.
Park, which houses a trio of educational programs. Open Tue–Sun. Closed public hols.
museums. The most highly Among its attractions are the & 7 ∑ morsemuseum.org
regarded of these is the Orlando Dr. Philips CineDome, which
Museum of Art. Its collections also functions as a planetarium,
include pre-Columbian artifacts its dinosaur fossils collection,
with figurines from Peru, African and the Kids’ Town exhibit,
art, and American paintings from which is very popular and
the 19th and 20th centuries. The informative for children.
park is also home to the John
and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Y Loch Haven Park
Center, which includes the 350- N Mills Ave at Rollins St. Orlando
seat Margeson Theater and two Museum of Art: Tel (407) 896-4231.
other theaters. The Center holds Open Tue–Sun. Closed public hols.
the Orlando-UCF Shakespeare & 7 ∑ omart.org
Festival and the annual Orlando E Orlando Science Center
Fringe Theatre Festival. 777 East Princeton St. Tel (407) 514-
The Maitland Art Center, on 2000. Open 10am–5pm Thu–Tue.
Packwood Avenue in the leafy Closed some major public hols. & Main entrance of Knowles Memorial
neighboring town of Maitland, - = 7 ∑ osc.org Chapel, Winter Park
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp326–8 and pp329–31

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