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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Orlando

22 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Orlando, Florida

Updated April 24, 2024

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Jack Kerouac’s house

Orlando, Florida

Jack Kerouac House

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.
The floral clock is 50 feet across.

Orlando, Florida

Harry P. Leu Gardens

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.
Knife museum.

Orlando, Florida

Randall Knife Museum

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.
Global Convergence.

Orlando, Florida

Global Convergence Sculpture

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

Orlando, Florida

World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.
A 1967 Orlando Sentinel

Orlando, Florida

The Disney Collection

An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.
Rock Springs Run winds through a lush segment of semi-tropical forest.

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Rock Springs

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.
This ‘Traveler’ is not all he appears to be.

Orlando, Florida

'The Traveler'

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.
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World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.
When it opened in 1950, Lee & Rick’s was a 9-seat countertop eatery, but it’s since grown to house an 80-foot counter as well as table seating.

Orlando, Florida

Lee & Rick’s Oyster Bar

One of the oldest restaurants in Orlando is a no-frills seafood shack still shucking fresh oysters by the bucket.
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Orlando, Florida

Tupperware Confidence Center

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.
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Stories About Orlando

Kiama is one of about a dozen white rhinos at Disney Animal Kingdom, where caretakers work to keep the animals happy and healthy.

Disney's Animal Kingdom Rhinos Are the 'Real Housewives' of Orlando

Keeping the gossipy big animals healthy and happy means spa days and spritzes of cologne.
by Karuna Eberl
June 15, 2023
A bald eagle catches a coot in its talons at Orlando Wetlands Park in February 2023. The park—a natural wastewater treatment facility—attracts more than 230 bird species, as well as alligators, turtles, bobcats, and other wildlife.

This Orlando Water Park Is Wild. No, Really.

At Orlando Wetlands Park, water goes for a ride—through a natural filtration process—and attracts birds, gators, and more.
by Gemma Tarlach
May 9, 2023
The “tyrant of Lake Lucerne” is now a taxidermied attraction—sometimes on display at the Orange County Regional History Center—and his descendants occupy the city’s lakes.

Meet the Ornery Granddaddy of Orlando's Famed Swans

Billy was a local celebrity in the early 1900s. And he might have been a murderer.
by April White
April 18, 2023

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