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Orlando boasts a specialty museum with one of the largest collections of Tiffany glass and Renaissance paintings in the states. At the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, you can explore more than 6,000 works of art, including paintings from Rembrandt and Cezanne.

The play's the thing at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater, a professional group that stages a full entertainment season each year. The roster of performances includes those penned by the Bard, with a liberal sprinkling of new scripts in the same vein as Shakespeare's stories.

Be effortlessly lifted away in a capsule of calm in the Orlando Eye, and serenity to see Orlando in a way you’ve never seen it before. The iconic 400-foot tall observation wheel provides breathtaking views of Central Florida in all directions, with sights of downtown Orlando’s skyline, theme parks, lakes and lush landscape, and on a clear day, views of Cape Canaveral on the east coast.

If you've ever dreamed about wrasslin' gators, this is your chance to watch it up close. At Gatorland, you'll see plenty of gators and crocs, an aviary, breeding marsh and petting zoo, as well as the infamous Gator Wrestlin' Show and other attractions.