Orlando Essential Travel Guide

With 263 detailed entries and more than 2,400 images and sales topping 7,500 downloads, Orlando Essential Travel Guide will tell you which attractions and theme parks really deliver. Find out where the locals go to eat, drink and play. Essential Orlando steers you not only to the most popular must-see places but also hidden gems most visitors never know about.

*All entries are sorted by name, distance, price and neighborhood.
*Filtered by criteria like hidden gems, outdoor activities, for families, for couples, for business travelers and more.
*Highlights from all the major theme parks.
*Google maps and walking and driving directions for each entry.
*Nightclubs & live music venues.
*Restaurant reviews with sample menu items and prices (but not complete menus--yet).
*Hidden gems most visitors never see.
*Seasonal festivals.
*Orlando Events Calendar
*Orlando's Best Chain Restaurants
*Best Theme Park Restaurants
*All Area Beaches

Orlando ranks among the top three most visited American cities and the world’s No. 1 theme park destination, attracting more than 52 million visitors annually. With seven major theme parks, more than 100 attractions, 12 major shopping malls and outlets, 440 hotels and 5,300 restaurants, this is not a comprehensive guide to it all, only the most important essentials.

Focusing primarily on sightseeing, Orlando Essential Travel Guide also describes the shops, restaurants and bars you’re most likely to see or worth going out of your way to visit. And a description of all the nearby Atlantic coast beaches.

And the app comes with frequent and easy updates on the latest Orlando developments.

★ About the Author ★

Long-time Orlando resident M. Timothy O’Keefe is an award-winning travel writer and photographer, book author and immediate past president of the Society of American Travel Writers. He has written hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles about Orlando and served as a contributing writer on several local magazines.

★ About Sutro Media ★

This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!

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