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Orlando, FL
Best Museums (Attractions & Activities)
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Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art |
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445 N Park Ave, Winter Park 32789 • 407-645-5324 |
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WINTER PARK. This institution is an ideal destination for people who appreciate works created by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The museum, named for its founder's grandfather, is home to the most comprehensive collection of works by the late designer. You'll encounter lamps, art glass, jewelry, pottery, and much more. |
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User Rating: 6.5 / 10
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Orlando Museum of Art |
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2416 N Mills Ave, Orlando 32803-1483 • 407-896-4231 |
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LOCH HAVEN PARK. Found in a modern building, the museum is home to various works from American, ancient American and African American styles. The exhibits include such mediums as pottery, gem work, paintings, and sketches. The center includes a hands-on exhibit for the younger crowd. Tours for groups by appointment. Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums. |
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Orlando Science Center |
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777 E Princeton St, Orlando 32803 • 888-672-4386 |
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LOCH HAVEN PARK. OSC offers a fascinating repository of science-themed exhibits, and its building alone is a sight to behold, complete with mammoth, sun-filled galleries. The center is home to a grand display of human anatomy, including a giant mouth. Other hands-on displays look to space, geology, and climate to instruct and appeal to all ages. |
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Polk Museum of Art |
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800 E Palmetto St, Lakeland 33801 • 863-688-7743 |
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This Lakeland museum has excellent permanent collections of modern, contemporary, Asian, European and American decorative, pre-Columbian and African art. In addition, PMoA hosts a wide repertoire of special exhibits each month, focusing on both current artists and the work of legendary figures. |
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US Astronaut Hall of Fame |
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6225 Vectorspace Blvd, Titusville 32780 • 321-449-4444 |
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TITUSVILLE. In honor of the men and women who have contributed so much to space knowledge, this captivating museum provides great insight into the responsibilities of the astronaut. Among the Hall of Fame inductees are the 7 Mercury, 13 Gemini and 22 Apollo and Skylab astronauts. Additional attractions found here include the original space capsules of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo as well as a variety of space simulators. From landing a space shuttle to navigating across the surface of Mars, these simulators allow children and adults alike to experience a hint of what the astronaut's job encapsulates. |
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Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts |
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227 E Kennedy Blvd, Eatonville 32751 • 407- 647-3188 |
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Hurston, the beloved author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, just northeast of Orlando. This small museum, an outlet of The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, showcases African and African-American art. It also acts to promote the town and its resources. While you're there, pick up a map of historic downtown Eatonville and take yourself on a walking tour of a community that's billed as "the oldest incorporated African American municipality in the United States." |
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