American Ghost Adventures (americanghostadventures.com) hosts interactive ghost tours around historic downtown Orlando. If you enjoy unsolved mysterious and spooky tales, you will love taking a ghost tour around the city with a tour guide that will send chills down your spine. The tour includes a walk through a notoriously haunted building. Tours begin at the Orange County History Center and run from 8 to 10 p.m. You must purchase tickets in advance. Special discounts are available for seniors, children, teachers, students, military members, firefighters and police.
The Leu House Museum (leugardens.org) is a must-see for nature lovers and gardeners. The museum is a national landmark, with a formal rose garden and more than 50 acres of botanical gardens filled with tropical plants and native plants. The Leu House features the largest camellia collection in the Southeast. Guided tours are available daily every half hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is closed in July.
The Orlando Museum of Art (omart.org) offers one of Florida's biggest art collections. The museum, which was founded in 1924, includes traveling exhibitions from local, regional, national and international artists. The museum also has a diverse permanent collection of visual art and features various classes and educational programs (including a lecture and luncheon series) year-round. The museum is supported by more than 700 volunteers and offers diverse outreach programs to local schools and organizations.
The Grand Bohemian Hotel Gallery (grandbohemiangallery.com) is located in the downtown Orlando Arts District. The gallery offers unique and contemporary artwork, including photography, paintings, sculpture, glass items and jewelry. The Grand Bohemian is part of a chain of galleries located in upscale, luxury hotels in the Southeas. The gallery's mission is to offer customers hard-to-find artistic treasures from talented national and international artists. The gallery provides a range of gifts to accommodate corporate shoppers looking for a big purchase, as well as tourists simply looking for a small souvenir.
