DK Travel : Orlando : Places of interest

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Florida Aquarium

Florida’s native species are just a fraction of the more than 10,000 animals and plants on display in this modern attraction. Wetlands, bays, coral reefs, and their creatures are featured in several galleries, and you can watch divers feed sharks and other marine creatures.
Florida Celebration Gift Shop

A replica of the space shuttle is bolted to the façade of this gift shop, which is actually completely unrelated to space exploration.
Florida International Museum

The museum’s Kennedy Collection includes the rocking chair JFK used to soothe his ailing back, as well as full-scale re-creations of the White House’s Oval Office and Rose Garden. Other draws are traveling exhibitions from major international collections.
Florida Southern College

In the late 1930s, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed 12 campus buildings at this college – the world’s largest collection. Highlights include the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, the Roux Library, the Danforth Chapel, and the Esplanades. Pick up a walking-tour map from the visitor center.
Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum

Of the tens of thousands of war-planes built between World War II and the Vietnam War, few are still around, let alone in flying condition. This museum is working to change that by painstakingly restoring a vast collection of historically important aircraft. Visitors can tour the restoration hangar, sign up for history and restoration classes, and even take the controls of a World War II flight trainer. Those who wish to stay earthbound can just take in the sight of the planes as they fly off.
Flying Unicorn

Like the Barnstormer and Woody’s Nuthouse, this one’s corkscrew action is a blast.
Fort Wilderness Petting Farm

For kids who want to ride a pony (for a small charge) or get to pet miniature donkeys, goats, and other farmyard creatures, this splendid little park can’t be beaten.
Fun Spot Action Park

This arcade-cum-amusement-park has something for everyone who has a little bit of the child in them. The park has four go-kart tracks, with corkscrew and banked turns, 30-degree descents, bridges, and more. In addition, there are bumper boats and cars, a 100-ft (30-m) Ferris wheel, 100 arcade games, and a kid zone that has swings, a train, spinning tea cups, and flying bears.
Fun Spot Action Park

Looking for life in the fast lane? The Fun Spot’s four giant go-kart tracks allow you to “vroom” at your own speed, buzzing around corkscrew turns to the finish line. There are also bumper cars and boats, a huge ferris wheel, and an arcade full of simulators to round off the package.
Gatorland

Gatorland, Orlando’s original theme park, opened more than 50 years ago as a swampy roadside stand, and is now home to well over 1,000 alligators, crocodiles, and snakes. Its appeal? A chance to gaze, just steps away from these mysterious creatures, who remain curiously similar to their prehistoric relatives. Visitors can stroll along a boardwalk over lakes full of cranky gators and buy hot dogs to throw into their mouths. A bizarre and unique attraction.