The City of Orlando, Orange County, Florida is known as The City Beautiful and comprises over 100 square miles. When people think of Orlando and Central Florida, the first thoughts that probably come to their mind are Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort and Sea World. But there is so much more to Orlando than just the theme parks and even the other smaller ones such as Wet ‘n Wild, a water park, Gatorland, etc.
Did you know that Orlando is home of the Orange County Convention Center, which is the second largest in square footage in the states. And that Orlando is only second to Las Vegas in the number of hotel rooms.
There is a lot of community to Orlando from historic areas in downtown Orlando such as Lake Eola Heights and Colonialtown as well as nearby College Park to new developments in the Lake Nona area which is the future homes to Burnham Institute, Nemours Children's Hospital, as well as a new University of Central Florida Medical School. In 2006, the City of Orlando boasted a population of over 220K ranking it sixth in the state of Florida, while the Greater Orlando population was well over 2.6M.
With this many people, there needs to shopping in addition to the recreation of the parks. In addition to the many large malls and the upscale Mall at Millenia which houses a Neiman-Marcus and Bloomingdales as well as a Cartier and Tiffany and Co, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Jimmy Choo; there are also many outlet malls and some upscale ones as well such as Orlando Premium Outlets.
There are some wonderful museums and in addition to the Orlando Museum of Art, there is also the Orlando Science Museum and the Harry P. Leu Gardens, which is 50 acres of beauty including an orchid house.
But this just touches the tip of what Orlando has to offer. There's professional sports, fishing, golfing, including the Citrus Bowl which is home of the Capital One Bowl Game.
Orlando offers many diverse cultures throughout the city, such an area called Little Saigon near downtown, which is actually the name of a wonderful restaurant in the area with a grocery store next door that sells fantastic delicacies.
The weather here in Orlando is great. Yes, we can get down to freezing in the winter and over 100° F in the summer. And yes, it can be hot and humid. But today, it's the middle of January at 8:30 at night and I have most of my windows open. Go figure! You can enjoy the outdoor almost all year round.
Orlando - what a great place to live, work and play! This isn't just some wannabee city.
For more information on Orlando real estate and Orlando homes for sale in addition to Orlando relocation contact Marc Grossman, your Orlando Realtor @ 407-463-1034. Additional information is available for Orange County real estate, Seminole County real estate, West Volusia County and South Lake County.
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