Unusual activities, hidden-gem restaurants, outdoor adventures, and Florida day trips. Tested firsthand and covering Orlando, Central Florida, and worthwhile spots within a reasonable drive.
Howl-O-Scream's newest scare zone is built around the brooding, masked love interests of dark romance novels. Men in black lean on iron gates, hand out black roses and slide across the pavement throwing real sparks. It is less scary, more fun.
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SeaWorld Orlando's new dark romance scare zone: masked book boyfriends, black roses and actual sparks. Less scary, more fun.
Sleep in a restored caboose on a working cattle ranch in Kenansville, Florida. Sleeps four, with a fire pit, a full kitchen and Starlink wifi.
Two nights glamping with Highland cows, llamas, zebras, and a camel at Hodges Hidden Highlands Farm and Adama Acres Ranch.
Eat in a 1950s convertible while vintage sci-fi clips play on a drive-in screen, inside Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Airboat rides on the Everglades headwaters, a wildlife park and a drive-through safari at Wild Florida in Kenansville, about an hour south of Orlando.
A love lock bridge, a $5 mini canvas, a drive-in double feature, and more, most under $20 a person.
Two spots where you cook pancakes at your table: the Old Sugar Mill in De Leon Springs State Park and Backwater in Melbourne with colored batter.
Jet skis on the Clermont chain, drive-your-own catamarans, Lake Eola swan boats, cable wakeboarding, and a giant lagoon.
A puzzle-locked bar in a bookstore, a tiki lounge behind a tequila shelf, and a candlelit room hidden in a Thai restaurant.
A 36-inch Monster pizza in downtown Kissimmee that feeds 10 to 15, and it is free if you and a friend finish one in 30 minutes.
W.O.F.T. in Groveland, Florida teaches scenario-based self defense built around you, focused as much on avoiding a confrontation as on winning one.
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A little outside Orlando, and easy to do in a day.
A lakefront spot with shops, brick-oven pizza, coffee, a brewery, and jet ski rentals.
Local shops, cafes, the Mount Dora Marketplace, and lakefront photo spots.
Feed goats, pigs, bunnies, and a zonkey, then picnic on the open fields.
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