Orlando is not all about its world-renowned theme parks, but the 'City Beautiful, has much more to offer to its visitors. Orlando has a number of exciting tourist attractions around that include lakes, springs, and parks and forest reserves with a rich variety of flora and fauna. If you want a break from man-made glitz of Orlando, then you can take a Orlando tours to discover the fascinating natural attractions of the region. The major tourist attractions around Orlando include the famous Ocala National Forest, Florida Everglades, Wekiwa Springs State Park, Lake Kissimmee, Crystal River, and the world-renowned Kennedy Space Center.
Ocala National Forest: Located just 45 miles from Orlando, Ocala National Forest is known for its exceptional natural beauty and amazing varieties of wildlife. Ocala National Forest shelters a rich and diverse flora and fauna, offering an ideal opportunity for wildlife viewing, nature trekking, canoeing and other recreational activities.
Lake Kissimmee: Lake Kissimmee is the third largest lake in Florida, offering an ideal place for canoeing, fishing, boating, hiking and wildlife watching. Crystal River is only 2-hours bus ride from Orlando, where you can swim and snorkel.
Wekiwa Springs State Park: Located just 16 miles from Orlando, Wekiwa is home to deer, gray foxes, bobcats, raccoons, opossums and black bears. The park also attracts thousands of ospreys, turtles, river otters, limpkins, white ibises, bald eagles and belted kingfishers.
Kennedy Space Center: Located just 45 miles southeast of Orlando, Kennedy Space Centre is a must see tourist attractions around Orlando. It features interactive exhibits and movies on the story of NASA's exploration of space. It also features amazing replicas of attractions related to NASA's space exploration like a full-size replica of the space shuttle 'Explorer', giant model of a module of new International Space Station, and artefacts from the historic moon landing at the Apollo/Saturn Centre.
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