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Resources for exploring the area
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Exploring Winter Park
Home to Rollins College, a center of the arts, and the Morse Museum, curators of the world’s finest collection of Tiffany glass, Winter Park is a canopied city, a delight to roam on foot.
On Lake Maitland, Kraft Azalea Garden showcases its namesake on a sweep of shoreline graced by ancient cypress.
The gardens of the Albin Polasek Museum feature the Czech artist’s sculptures in cultivated gardens along Lake Osceola.
Canals interconnect several lakes. The Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour provides a guided tour, but paddlers can launch at Dinky Dock Park.
A stroll along the interpretive Watershed Trail from Dinky Dock leads along Lake Virginia at Rollins College, ending at French Avenue.
South of downtown is Mead Botanical Garden, established in 1940 to honor naturalist Theodore Mead.
Trails and Parks around Winter Park
Cady Way Trail An urban bike path, the Cady Way Trail follows an old railroad line to connect Orlando and Winter Park neighborhoods to neighboring Seminole County.
Mead Botanical Garden Established as a camellia showcase, this public garden has a nature trail first built in 1956 to explore natural habitats within a 47-acre urban forest.
Winter Park Chain of Lakes A series of lakes connected by charming canals offers a unique paddling experience near the heart of historic Winter Park.Articles
Floating in Florida (11/6/2025) Drifting across placid waters, find your bliss with the perfect adventure on Florida's hidden waters, with Lucy Tobias your guide.
The British are coming! (4/11/2017) On April Fools Day, we visited the 33rd annual British Car Show at Mead Garden in Winter Park. It's held every spring, and is a must for sports car aficionados.