Eating, Drinking, and Plenty of Activities – Spending a Day in Winter Park

You don’t have to wait for winter to hit in and then plan for a Winter Park trip.

Winter Park has got everything that a visitor wants – plenty of activities with fine eating and drinking. Read on to know how to spend a day in Winter Park.

Spending a Day in Winter Park – 10 Amazing Things to Do

Located in the heart of Central Florida’s Orange County, Winter Park is a fascinating place near the popular city of Orlando and is bustling with abundant outdoor spaces including cobbled streets of the historic downtown, golf courses, and the leafy Central Park.

• Central Park: If you don’t find any performances or events happening in Central Park, you will rather spend an afternoon in the most pleasant way. Central Park in Winter Park remains mostly crowded as it offers plenty of fun places, outdoor relaxing options, and shops.
• Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art: Noted for art nouveau collection, the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art houses an extensive assortment of the works (leaded-glass lamps, art glass, paintings, pottery, jewelry, and windows of Louis) Comfort Tiffany (1848 - 1933).
• Lake Virginia: One of the outdoor recreation jewels in Winter Park, Lake Virginia is flocked by visitors wanting to do boating, fishing, swimming, and sunbathing too. You may spend the day in Lake Virginia before returning to the most sophisticated Winter Park vacation rentals nearby for a comfortable night.
• Hannibal Square Heritage Center: Founded in 2007 and located in a historic neighborhood on New England Avenue, the Hannibal Square Heritage Center is a “tribute to the past, present, and future contributions of Winter Park’s historic African-American community”.
• Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens: One of the important tourist attractions in Winter Park, Florida is the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens. Visitors throng in here to admire and appreciate the brilliant and thought-provoking works of one Czech sculptor.
• A Comic Shop: In addition to its attentive staff and eclectic inventory, A Comic Shop, perched on Semoran Boulevard, is a favorite spot for hardcore comic book readers. Come here for obscure and offbeat comics, which are pretty rare these days.
• Winter Park Famer’s Market: It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the Winter Park Farmer’s Market is the number one farmer’s market in central Florida for offering organic, seasonal, and fresh products.
• Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival: Winter Park experiences the best weather in March, and this is when the annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival takes place. You get to savor delicious American food, drink, and never-ending entertainment options. There will be traditional works on the display such as sculpture, paintings, etc. It is held in Central Park and draws in thousands of art lovers around the world.
• Mead Botanical Garden: The Sunshine State of Florida is well-known for its pristine beaches and pleasant weather. There’s one more thing that the state is famed for - botanical garden. Sprawling botanical gardens can be found in every corner of the street, close to Florida vacation rentals. Mead Botanical Garden is one of the best and hosts trees, plants, and flowers from all over the world. There are fantastic walking trails for an evening stroll. The annual orchid bloom is the center of attraction in Mead Botanical Garden.
• Wekiwa Springs State Park: A short drive from your Florida condo rental, off Interstate 4 is located in this beautiful state park. Come with family and create a memory. The Wekiwa Springs State Park is popular with anglers, kayakers, and bird watchers.

Breakfast: Before you embark upon a busy day for all the above attractions and activities in Winter Park, you just need to fuel up. The breakfast has to be nice. Consider Barnie’s Coffee and Co.

Lunch: More food is needed now after too much walking and exploring. Prato and Roma’s Flavors are some of the best restaurants in Winter Park to dig in.

Dinner: Hillstone (steakhouse) and Ravenous Pig might pique your interest for dinner.