Insight Guides Explore Orlando (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

The best routes from around the city.
Pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of topinternational destinations.
Experiencethe best of Orlando withthis indispensably practical Insight Guides Explore book. From making sure you don't miss out on must-seeattractions like Epcot's World Showcase to discovering hidden gems, including InternationalDrive, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will help you plan yourtrip, save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating city.
· Practical,pocket-sized and packed with inspirational insider information, this will makethe ideal on-the-move companion for your trip to Orlando
· Enjoy over 15irresistible Best Routes to walk, from Magic Kingdom to Tampa Bay
· Features conciseinsider information about landscape, history, food and drink, and entertainmentoptions
· Invaluablemaps: each Best Route is accompanied by a detailed full-colour map, while thelarge pull-out map provides an essential overview of the area
· Discover yourdestination's must-see sights and hand-picked hidden gems
· Directorysection provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant andnightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books and films
· Includes an innovativeextra that's unique in the market - all Explore Guidescome with a free eBook
· Inspirationalcolour photography throughout
About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer offull-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishinghigh-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. Weproduce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs.Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus onhistory and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool toinspire your next adventure.

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781786718181
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

How To Use This E-Book

This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With top- quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.
Best Routes
The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.
We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.
Introduction
The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.
Directory
Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.
Getting around the e-book
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
© 2017 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Recommended Routes For...
Animal lovers
Art buffs
Children
Escaping the crowds
Foodies
Movie lovers
Nature lovers
Shoppers
Explore Orlando
Lakes and rivers
City layout
Rural roots
People
Theme parks and attractions
Walt Disney World Resort
Disney Springs
Universal Orlando Resort
CityWalk
SeaWorld
LEGOLAND Florida
The big splash
Food and Drink
Places to eat
Chain restaurants
Buffet restaurants
Steakhouses
High-end restaurants
Local stars
Food halls
Theme park and resort dining
Drinks
Alcoholic drinks
Coffee and tea
Shopping
Malls and shopping centers
Outlet stores
Souvenirs
Boutiques
History: Key Dates
Early history
Colonial times
Development of Orlando
20th century
21st century
The Magic Kingdom
Main Street USA
Walt Disney World Railroad
Adventureland
Jungle Cruise
Pirates of the Caribbean
Frontierland
Splash Mountain
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Liberty Square
The Hall of Presidents
Fantasyland
Mickey’s PhilharMagic
Peter Pan’s Flight
‘it’s a small world’
Princess Fairytale Hall
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Under the Sea – Journey of The Little Mermaid
Dumbo, the Flying Elephant
Tomorrowland
Space Mountain
Tomorrowland Transit Authority
Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
Night Magic
Epcot
Future World
Spaceship Earth
Innoventions
The Land
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Universe of Energy
Mission: SPACE
Test Track
World Showcase
Mexico, Norway, and China
Germany and Italy
The American Adventure
Japan, Morocco, and France
United Kingdom and Canada
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Lights, camera, action
The big buzz
Movie heaven
Animal Kingdom
Oasis
Discovery Island
Pandora – the world of Avatar
Africa
Rafiki’s Planet Watch
Asia
DinoLand USA
Universal Studios Florida
Production Central
New York
San Francisco
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley
World Expo
Springfield: Home of the Simpsons
Woody Woodpecker’s Kidzone
Hollywood
Island of Adventure
Marvel Super Hero Island
Toon Lagoon
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
Jurassic Park
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade
The Lost Continent
Seuss Landing
SeaWorld and Discovery Cove
SeaWorld
Sea of Shallows
Sea of Legends
Sea of Ice
Sea of Delight
Sea of Mystery
Sea of Fun
Discovery Cove
Downtown Orlando
Orange County Regional History
Downtown Arts District
Church Street
Lake Eola and Thornton Park
Side trip
Loch Haven Park
Orlando Museum of Art
Orlando theaters
Orlando Science Center
The Mennello Museum of American Art
Leu Gardens
International Drive
Beachline Expressway to Sand Lake Road
North of Sand Lake Road
Kissimmee and Celebration
Celebration
Old Town
Small-time pleasures
Historic Downtown Kissimmee
Silver Spurs Rodeo
Gatorland
LEGOLAND Florida
Winter Park
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
Park Avenue
Scenic Boat Tour
Hannibal Square
Rollins College
North of Orlando
Eatonville
Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
Maitland
Maitland Historical Museum and Telephone Museum
Waterhouse Residence Museum and Carpentry Shop Museum
Enzian
Wekiwa Springs State Park
Lake Jessup
Blue Springs State Park
The Space Coast
Kennedy Space Center
The Visitor Complex
Space Center tours
Merritt Island Wildlife
Canaveral National Seashore
Cocoa Beach
Tampa Bay
Canoe Escape
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Adventure Island
Ybor City
The Florida Aquarium
Tampa Bay History Center
Glazer’s Children’s Museum
Tampa Museum of Art
The Dalí Museum
Museum of Fine Arts
Fort De Soto Park and beach
Accommodations
Reservations and prices
Booking the biggies
Theme-park transportation
Walt Disney World Resort
Universal Orlando Resort
Downtown Orlando
International Drive
Kissimmee and Celebration
Lakeland/Winter Haven
Winter Park and Maitland
The Space Coast
Tampa Bay
Restaurants
Walt Disney World Resort
Universal Orlando Resort
Downtown Orlando
International Drive and Sand Lake Road
Kissimmee and Celebration
Winter Park
The Space Coast
Tampa Bay
Nightlife
Bars
Music venues
Nightclubs
A-Z
A
Age restrictions
B
Business hours
C
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
Customs regulations
Customs allowances
Prohibited goods
D
Disabled travelers
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergency numbers
G
Gay and lesbian travelers
Golf
H
Health
I
Internet
L
Lost property
M
Maps
Media
Money
P
Post
Public holidays
R
Religion
S
Smoking
T
Taxes
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Tour operators
Tourist information
Transportation
Arrival
Airports
Transport within Orlando
Driving
V
Visas and passports
W
Weights and measures
Books and Film
Books
Fiction
Non-fiction
Film


Recommended Routes For...




Animal lovers
Swim with the dolphins at Discovery Cove ( route 7 ) and let sharks, penguins, and other marine creatures entertain you at SeaWorld ( route 7 ). See exotic animals along jungle trails at Disney’s Animal Kingdom ( route 4 ) and go on a Serengeti Safari at Busch Gardens ( route 15 ).
Walt Disney World Resort



Art buffs
Browse the art galleries in Downtown Orlando ( route 8 ), visit the Mennello Museum and Orlando Museum of Art in Loch Haven Park ( route 9 ), the Morse Museum in Winter Park ( route 12 ), and the Dalí Museum in Tampa Bay ( route 15 ).
Julie Fletcher/Visit Florida



Children
Step into storybook worlds at the Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland ( route 1 ) and Islands of Adventure’s Seus