Select Scenes in and around Orlando, Florida
Doug will probably disagree, but I found the Florida Citrus Tower in Clermont to be completely underwhelming. It was $11 per person to ride up to the top and look out where Citrus trees used …
Tag: Florida
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
We stopped at the Cummer Museum of Art in Jacksonville, Florida, to break up our dash north from Orlando once Doug’s conference was over. It was a delightful little museum right on the water, with …
Randall Made Knives Museum
Though I do not carry or use a knife as a matter of habit, I can appreciate fine craftsmanship when I see it. Randall Made Knives in Orlando, Florida, is a maker that has a …
Amusements / Food / Movies
Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure
Behold our most expensive day of fun. For one day we spent nearly 30% of the previous six months’ of adventuring before we even walked in the door of Universal Studios. Doug and I both …
The Tupperware Confidence Center Museum
File this under something silly and nostalgic, but once we learned there was a Tupperware Museum that was only open for six hours a week –– of which exactly 45 minutes lined up with our …
Architecture / Art / Flowers / Museums
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden
I’d never heard of Albin Polasek, but that didn’t stop us from going to the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park, Florida. I mean, there were gardens and a historic house, and …
The Japanese Embroidery Exhibit at the Albin Polasek Museum
I had seen that there was a Japanese Embroidery exhibit at the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden in Winter Park, FL, and made a note for us to make sure we took a look …
Presidents Hall of Fame
I wasn’t sure what we’d find when we went off to find the Presidents Hall of Fame in Clermont, Florida. Their website is down and their Facebook page hasn’t been updated in two years. But …
Art & History Museums of Maitland
I didn’t have high expectations for the Art & History Museums of Maitland, Florida, as it seemed an odd assortment of museums focusing on subjects that I wasn’t especially interested in. But Doug had a …
Leu Gardens
I was excited to visit the Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida, as they were very well-rated and…well…flowers. Plus a historic home to tour and decorations for their Halloween events! I expected it to be my …