Winter Park (Florida) – Travel Guide At Wikivoyage

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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.

• The scenic Olde Winter Park area is punctuated by small, winding brick streets, and a canopy of old southern live oak and camphor trees, draped with Spanish moss.
• 28.596389-81.3441671 The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens,633 Osceola Avenue, Winter Park(just east of downtown Winter Park, on the north side of Osceola Ave on Lake Osceola),☏ +1 407-647-6294.Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM, Su 1-4PM.Historic home, exquisite art and serene Gardens. Tour the home galleries and sculpture gardens of internationally acclaimed Czech sculptor Albin Polasek. Tour his home in the heart of Winter Park on Lake Osceola. At the Polasek, the art and gardens illustrate the life and times of this important artist and changing exhibitions celebrate a wide range of “art that tells a story.”.$12/adult, $10/senior, $10/college student, $7/student.(updated Feb 2024)
• 28.583966-81.3588352 Mead Botanical Garden,1300 S Denning Dr,☏ +1 407 622 6323,[email protected].8AM-dusk.A 47.6-acre (19.3-ha) park that encompasses several ecosystems. It has an amphitheater, butterfly garden, discovery barn and a recreation center. Many structures are more than 100 years old.free.(updated Feb 2024)
• 28.6009-81.35143 Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art,445 N Park Ave,☏ +1 407-645-5311.Tu-Sa 9:30AM-4PM, Su 1-4PM; open until 8PM Fridays Nov-Apr.Houses the world's most comprehensive collection of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany, including art glass, leaded-glass windows, lamps, jewelry, pottery, paintings, and the chapel interior he designed for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The holdings also include a major collection of American art pottery and representative collections of late-19th and early-20th-century American paintings, graphics, and decorative arts.$6/adult, $5/senior, $1/student, children free; free for all 4-8PM Fridays Nov-Apr.(updated Feb 2024)
• 28.5923-81.34864 Rollins Museum of Art,1000 Holt Ave,☏ +1 407 646-2526.Tu 10AM-7PM, W-F 10AM-4PM, Sa-Su noon-5PM.At Rollins College, this gallery features items from Cornell University's renowned permanent collection.free.(updated Feb 2024)
• 28.6027-81.35115 Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum(Robert Bruce Barbour House),656 N Park Ave,☏ +1 407 628-0230.scheduled tours Tu/Th 10AM-Noon.A former farmhouse in Spanish style, it was built in 1932, moved to 656 N Park Ave in 2000, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on the last day of 2008.(updated Sep 2020)
• 28.5925-81.3480566 Knowles Memorial Chapel,1000 Holt Ave,☏ +1 407 646-2115.Historic chapel, built in a Mediterranean Revival style in 1931-32.(updated Sep 2020)
• 28.59574-81.352187 Winter Park Historical Museum,200 W New England Ave,☏ +1 407-647-2330.Tu-F 10AM-4PM, Sa 10AM-2PM.Once a freight depot for the railroad, it is now managed by the Winter Park Historical Association, with various artifacts from the city's past.free.(updated Feb 2024)