What are things to do in Winter Park, Florida (Park Avenue)?

Question

Planning a trip to orlando, I was told it was worth checking out. Can anyone tell me how far it is from Downtown Disney?

Answer 1

Winter Park is a long way from Downtown Disney.  By car it's about a half hour away.  There isn't much to do there unless there's a planned activity.  The downtown area is very nice and sometimes has a car show.  It also has a few shops and restaurants.  Residents of Volusia county sometimes like to take the Amtrak from Deland to Winter Park, have lunch or dinner then hop the train back to Deland.

On 17-92 is a very nice upscale strip mall with great shops and restaurants.

Answer 2

It is about 30 - 40 minutes from Disney.  It is a nice quaint area.  I suggest that you stick to the tourist corridoor.  Winter Park is more of a local thing!

Answer 3

I haven't been to Leu Gardens but it might be worth seeing. It's in Orlando in the Winter Park area.

If driving around, remember that Florida is short on revenues and that Orlando & Winter Park are getting big on red light cams and such things.  I'm still annoyed about the speed trap where I got a ticket in Winter Park..I was there for the Veteran's Hospital.  Nice mansions, some very pretty neighborhoods, but the area's overrated I think,, then again, I'm originally from Long Island/NYC.  That little shopping strip with it's congestion and not-so-greatly paved roads is quaint and charming, but really doesn't impress me.

Answer 4

I guess because I've grown up in the Winter Park area, I take it for granted, but it is very pretty.  Park Avenue has lots of shops and restaurants that have sidewalk dining.  The park is nice, and you might be able to catch a concert there or depending on when you're in Orlando, maybe an art festival.  The surrounding neighborhoods of Park Ave. are BEAUTIFUL.  Lots of huge older homes with Spanish architecture that I remember as a kid pointing out saying, I want that house!  No, I want that house!  I still like to take a drive through there or go to dinner on Park Ave.