Activities in Orlando

Camping World Stadium is a 65,000-seat outdoor stadium in downtown Orlando, hosting college football bowl games (including the Citrus Bowl), international soccer matches, and major concerts and festivals.

The Amway Center is a 20,000-seat multi-purpose arena in downtown Orlando, home to the Orlando Magic (NBA) and Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL). It also hosts major concerts, touring shows, and special events year-round.

Gatorland is a 110-acre wildlife theme park south of Orlando that has been showcasing alligators, crocodiles, and other Florida wildlife since 1949. Known as the "Alligator Capital of the World," it offers a more intimate, old-Florida alternative to major theme parks.

Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, about 40 minutes north of Orlando, protects a first-magnitude spring that serves as a critical winter refuge for West Indian manatees. Between November and March, hundreds of manatees gather in the warm spring water.

Wekiwa Springs State Park is a 7,800-acre natural area 20 miles north of Orlando, centered around a crystal-clear, 72°F first-magnitude spring. Visitors can swim in the spring run, kayak the Wekiva River, and hike 13 miles of trails.

Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures offers guided airboat tours through the headwaters of the Florida Everglades, about 30 minutes south of Orlando. The flat-bottomed boats skim across shallow wetlands where passengers can spot alligators, bald eagles, and other wildlife.