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Orlando is one of the world's premier travel destinations. More than 50-million people visit our area every year, enjoying the many attractions, beaches, and events that make Central Florida a great place to visit and live.
Main Attractions in Orlando
Walt Disney World combines four superb theme parks (including the essential Magic Kingdom), two water parks, a sports complex, a downtown district of shops, restaurants and nightlife, golf courses, water sports, tennis, spas and 20 themed hotels.
Universal Orlando offers two more theme parks, three resort hotels and their CityWalk nightlife and shopping district and the nearby Wet ‘n Wild water park. SeaWorld Adventure Park is hugely popular in Orlando with its mix of dolphin and whale shows, aquariums and other animal habitats, rides and other live entertainment. Discovery Cove is an exclusive swim-with-dolphins park next door to SeaWorld, this is available to just 1,000 guests daily and features realistic marine environments and other animal encounters as well as a laid-back high-class resort style. Kennedy Space Center is just a 50-minute drive from Orlando, the home of NASA offers daily bus tours of the Space Center, static and hands-on exhibits, astronaut encounters and giant-screen film shows. The newest attraction, the Shuttle Launch Experience, simulates the sights, sounds and sensations of a launch.
Travel Tips in Orlando
Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SFB) is located north of the city in Sanford, and mainly caters to charter flights from Europe as well as regional carriers. Other International air options are Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) to the northeast, Tampa International Airport (TPA) to the southwest, and Melbourne International Airport (MLB) to the southeast.
Flights enter Orlando International Airport from all over the United States, but travelers coming from international destinations will likely have to fly into Miami or Atlanta before transferring onto a domestic airline.
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