Sunshine Visitor Guide
Shopfronts with awnings along Park Avenue in Winter Park
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Winter Park

Park Avenue shops, museums, the chain of lakes and the Scenic Boat Tour.

Restaurants & Dining

Parks & Nature

  • Parks · Winter Park

    Central Park (Winter Park)

    11-acre downtown Winter Park park with fountains, an oak canopy and a rose garden, home to annual city events.

  • Parks · Winter Park

    Kraft Azalea Garden

    Small public lakeside garden on Lake Maitland in Winter Park, open daily from 8 a.m. to dusk, with cypress trees and an egret rookery.

  • Parks · Winter Park

    Lake Baldwin Park

    23-acre Winter Park lakefront park with an off-leash dog area, picnic pavilions, a boat ramp and a sandy beach where swimming is not permitted.

  • Parks · Winter Park

    Mead Botanical Garden

    47-acre Winter Park garden with hiking trails, a creek, a boardwalk and a butterfly garden; open daily, free to the public; leashed dogs welcome.

    Free

Hotels & Accommodations

  • Hotels · Winter Park

    Park Plaza Hotel

    Small historic boutique hotel from 1922 on Winter Park's Park Avenue, with 28 rooms and suites and some balcony suites.

  • Hotels · Winter Park

    The Alfond Inn

    Boutique hotel in downtown Winter Park with contemporary art in its halls, an on-site spa and ties to Rollins College.

Shopping

  • Shopping · Winter Park

    Winter Park Saturday Farmers' Market

    City-run Saturday morning produce and plant market in Winter Park's Central Park West Meadow, occasionally relocated to Seven Oaks Park.

  • Shopping · Winter Park

    Winter Park Village

    Open-air lifestyle center on Orlando Avenue in Winter Park with shops, restaurants, salons and a movie theater.

Museums & Culture

  • Museums · Winter Park

    Crealdé School of Art

    Winter Park art school with free public galleries, a contemporary sculpture garden and the Hannibal Square Heritage Center.

    Free
  • Museums · Winter Park

    Rollins Museum of Art

    Free-admission art museum on the Rollins College campus (formerly the Cornell Fine Arts Museum), with rotating exhibitions.

    Free

Tours & Experiences

  • Tours · Winter Park

    Scenic Boat Tour

    Hour-long guided boat tours of Winter Park's lakes and canals, running since 1938.

    Paid admission

Sports & Recreation

  • Sports · Winter Park

    Cady Way Park

    Winter Park recreation park with softball fields, tennis and pickleball courts, a playground and access to the Cady Way Trail.

  • Sports · Winter Park

    Winter Park Tennis Center

    City of Winter Park tennis facility with eight hard and eight clay courts, open to all patrons with court bookings up to 24 hours ahead.

    Paid admission

Visitor Services

  • Services · Winter Park

    Winter Park Welcome Center

    Welcome Center operated with the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce at 151 W. Lyman Ave.

Free in Winter Park: Crealdé School of Art, Mead Botanical Garden, Rollins Museum of Art