What Orlando Is Known For
The local food, the experiences you shouldn't leave without, the sights worth your eyes, and how the locals actually talk.
Eat like a local
Gator bites
Fried alligator is the classic Florida dare food, tender when done right, and most Old Florida restaurants serve it.
Cuban sandwich
Central Florida's Cuban comes pressed with ham, roast pork, Swiss, pickles, and mustard, a legacy of Florida's Cuban communities.
Key lime pie
Florida's official state pie, born in the Keys from condensed milk and real key limes. Tart, never neon green.
Dole Whip
The pineapple soft-serve that became a Disney cult item; locals argue it's the real reason to visit Magic Kingdom.
Don't leave without
Airboat ride on the headwaters of the Everglades
Skimming a marsh at 40 mph past wild gators is the most Florida hour money can buy.
Book this experience ↗Theme park fireworks
Every park closes with a show; Wayfind's park itineraries already map the times.
Book this experience ↗Worth your eyes
Winter Park
Brick streets, oak canopy, and the Morse Museum's Tiffany glass, the elegant old-money Orlando most tourists never see.
Lake Eola swans
Downtown's postcard: swan boats and a lakeside skyline walk, free and genuinely pleasant at sunset.
Talk like a local
I-4 — The interstate everyone complains about; 'I-4 traffic' excuses any lateness.
The parks — Disney and Universal collectively; locals rarely name them individually.
Good to know
Afternoon thunderstorms roll in almost daily in summer, usually 2 to 4pm, then clear. Plan indoor time then, not your only pool window.
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