Start from 88 curated places around Orlando, FL, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
DOMU
House-made ramen counter inside East End Market run by a James Beard semifinalist chef who's been collecting Michelin Bib Gourmand nods since 2022. Dense, dairy-rich broths and crispy kimchi-butter wings that have a cult.
The Ravenous Pig
Husband-and-wife Winter Park gastropub that put Orlando's farm-to-table scene on the map a decade ago and still earns a Michelin nod every year. The brewery side serves the same kitchen but with no reservation required.
Trails & outdoors
Wekiwa Springs State Park
Seven thousand acres of springs, sandhills, and palmetto north of the city — the closest 'real Florida' nature most Orlando visitors will ever see. Twenty-five miles of trails from a one-mile boardwalk to a 13-mile loop.
Tibet-Butler Preserve
Free 440-acre Audubon-managed preserve next door to Disney, with shaded boardwalks through cypress dome and pine flatwoods. The easiest 'I need to escape the parks' afternoon on the west side.
Things to do
House of Blues Orlando
Disney Springs concert hall and restaurant — one of Orlando's more intimate touring venues, Cajun-Southern restaurant with weekend gospel brunch, and a calendar that runs Americana, blues, and indie rock most weeks.
Kia Center
20,000-seat downtown arena formerly known as the Amway Center — home of the Orlando Magic NBA, the Orlando Solar Bears ECHL hockey, and the major touring concerts that pass through Central Florida.
Landmarks & sights
Lake Eola Park
The downtown lake locals walk laps around at dusk, with a fountain you'll see on every Orlando postcard and a fleet of swan-shaped pedal boats. Sundays bring a farmers' market on the east side and the city's best people-watching.
Harry P. Leu Gardens
A 50-acre botanical garden on a lakefront estate just north of downtown, with the largest formal rose garden in Florida and one of the country's better camellia collections. Half a day disappears here if you bring a book.