Winter Park is in Florida near Orlando.

Understand

Founded as a resort community by northern business magnates in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fueled by the recently constructed South Florida Railroad connecting Orlando with northern Florida and beyond. Today Winter Park is home to about 30,000 inhabitants and a popular tourist destination with many festivals. The city is also home to the private liberal arts college, Rollins College.

Get in

By train

Amtrak runs long-distance trains from New York City on its Silver Meteor and Silver Star routes, both trains continue south to Miami. SunRail commuter trains runs from Orlando on weekdays.

• 1 Winter Park railway station, 148 W Morse Blvd. (updated Sep 2020)

Get around

Most of Downtown Winter Park is accessible by foot. If you are staying in the attractions area near theme parks and other resorts, it is about a 45 minute to and hour drive. The driving time from Winter Park Village to historic downtown winter park is about 3 minutes.

See

There are many things to see in Winter Park since it is one of the most classic and picturesque cities in Central Florida. Downtown Winter Park is filled with museums, gardens, bowling alleys, and historical landmarks. Former US President Chester A. Arthur is quoted having said "Winter Park is the most beautiful city in all of Florida." It is a gem of Central Florida and a must-see if you are visiting Florida regardless of where you are from.

• 1 Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave, ☏ +1 407 647 6294. Home to an art collection focusing primarily on American representational sculpture created by Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek. (updated Sep 2020)
• 2 Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S Denning Dr, ☏ +1 407 622 6323. (updated Sep 2020)
• 3 Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N Park Ave, ☏ +1 407 645-5311. (updated Sep 2020)
• 4 Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 N Park Avenue, ☏ +1 407 628-0230. (updated Sep 2020)
• 5 Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave. Historic chapel, built in a Mediterranean Revival style in 1931-32. (updated Sep 2020)
• 6 Winter Park Historical Museum, 200 W New England Ave, ☏ +1 407-647-2330. (updated Sep 2020)

Do

• 1 Annie Russell Theatre, 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park. (updated Sep 2020)
• Aloma Bowling Center, 2530 Aloma Avenue, ☏ +1 407 671-8675. (updated Jul 2020)
• Winter Park´s Scenic Boat Tour, 312 E Morse Blvd, ☏ +1 407 644-4056. (updated Jul 2020)
• Winter Park Bowl America, 1111 West Fairbanks Avenue, ☏ +1 407 644-2244. (updated Jul 2020)
• Regal Cinemas Winter Park Village Stadium, 510 North Orlando Ave, ☏ +1 407 628-0163. (updated Jul 2020)

Buy

Shirts at the straw market of Park Ave.

Eat

• Costanzo's Italian Deli, 4034 N Goldenrod Rd. Winter Park. The best dish is Linguine Piemontese. 
• Pannullo's Italian, 216 S Park Ave. Winter Park. Recommended dish: ravioli Terricina with Gorgonzola cheese, mushrooms, basil. 
• Thai Villa, 7355 Aloma Ave. Winter Park. Recommended dish: Tom Yum Gai soup, chili Jam with beef and tofu add peanuts. 
• Tijuana Flats, 7608 University Blvd. Winter Park. They serve an excellent ultimate Nachos dish with sweet chili sauce. 
• Prato, Park Avenue. Winter Park. Italian modern. Outstanding Pizza. Great atmosphere 

Drink

• Mead Garden, 1300 South Denning Drive, ☏ +1 407 262-2049. (updated Jul 2020)

Sleep

• 1 The Alfond Inn at Rollins College, 300 E New England Ave. (updated Sep 2020)
• 2 Park Plaza Hotel, 307 S Park Ave. (updated Sep 2020)
• 3 Hilton Garden Inn Winter Park, 1275 Lee Rd. (updated Sep 2020)

Go next

Routes through Winter Park

Savannah ← DeLand ←	N  S	→ Orlando → Miami
Savannah ← DeLand ←	N  S	→ Orlando → Tampa
Tampa ← Orlando ←	W  E	→ Altamonte Springs → Daytona Beach
Punta Gorda/Tampa ← Orlando ←	S/W  N/E	→ Maitland → Jacksonville/Daytona Beach
Sanford‎ ← Maitland ←	N  S	→ Orlando → Pine Castle