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  • SkyScapes Balloon Tours -+1 407 856 4606-info@skyscapesballoontours.com
  • Boggy Creek Airboat & Swamp Buggy Rides +1 407 344 9550 info@bcairboats.com [8]. Naturalists often refer to Boggy Creek wetlands as, 'The Central Florida Everglades'. Take one of these airboat or swamp buggy rides for an up-close look at exotic birds, turtles. Open Hours9a-5:30p m-s
  • Lake Tohopekaliga - Known locally as "Lake Toho," it is the largest lake in Osceola County, and is renowned for some of the best bass fishing in the state.
  • Cypress Lake Airboat Tours (Osprey Eco Tours), 3301 Lake Cypress Road (Go east on Hwy. 192 to St. Cloud, turn right (South) on Vermont Ave.( aka Canoe Creek Road) go 11.6 miles to Lake Cypress Road turn right then 2.3 miles), 407-957-2277, [9]. 10:00 - 4:30. Scenic airboat ride through an undeveloped region of Florida where alligators and bald eagles are commonly encountered. Call for Reservations. (,one hour) edit

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  • Old Town[5](by mile marker 8 on Hwy. 192.)- They have a classic car show on the weekends, lots of shops and a couple restaurants, and a free ferris wheel (if you find the coupon in one of the many coupon books) as well as other rides (including a giant human sling shot). Coupon books found in all hotels, Denny's, Pancake House.
  • Osceola Heritage Park,1875 Silver Spur Lane, (321)-697-3333,[6](Two miles north on I-92 from Turnpike)- Complex that includes Osceola County Stadium, Spring Training home of the Houston Astros, as well as Silver Spurs Arena and other facilities.
  • Warbird Air Museum, 231 N Hoagland Blvd, 407-933-1942, [7]. This is an active work shop rather than a museum which specialises in restoring WW2 aircraft to flying condition. Guided tours are available of the work shops and hangers which are crammed with wrecks and bits and pieces of rare aircraft, as well as planes which are flyable or are being restored.

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By plane

  • Orlando International Airport (MCO) [1], which is about a 25 minute drive down I-4. You are probably better off taking a toll road though as traffic on I-4 is horrendous.
  • Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM)[2] - The closest general aviation facility to Walt Disney World, Sea World, UNIVERSAL Orlando, the Orlando-Orange County Convention Center. Used primarily for private business jets or small commercial aircraft.

By Car

  • Florida Turnpike - Exit 242 going North, and Exit 249 coming South.

By Train

  • AMTRAK offers daily train service on the Silver Star and Silver Meteor routes.

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BY TAXI

Orlando Cab Co. - Kissimmee Division 407-575-7757 http://www.orlandotg.com

By bus

  • LYNX bus system, 407-841-LYNX [3].

By car

Stay away from I-4 when possible. The Osceola Parkway is a nice, empty toll road that runs parallel to 192.

  • Premier Exotic Limousine, +1 321 206-3308, [4].

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  • The Loop [10] - Large shopping center, opened in 2007, with a wide variety of anchor stores, restaurants, and specialty retailers, including a movie theater.


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  • Arabian Nights, 3081 Arabian Nights Boulevard (1/2 mile East of I-4 on Highway 192, mile marker 8), 1 800-553-6116, [11]. a dinner show that brings a fairytale to life on horseback.  edit
  • Azteca's Mexican Restaurant [12] - 809 North Main St. 407-933-8155. Unique dining environment offering authentic Mexican food.
  • Capone's, 4740 W. Hwy. 192, 1-800-220-8428, [13]. Gangster themed dinner show featuring period costumes and comedy.  edit
  • Fat Boys' Bar-BQ, 1606 W Vine St, (407) 847-7098, [14]. Traditional, quality Bar-BQ. A local favorite. $6-$8.  edit
  • Gator's Dockside, 715 Vine Street East, 1-407-847-9595, [15]. Sport's bar serving grilled wings that the locals swear by.  edit
  • Kissimmee Steak House, 2047 E Irlo Bronson Mem Hwy (Less than one mile west of Florida Turnpike, Exit 244), [16]. High quality steak.  edit
  • Medieval Times, 4510 W. Irlo Bronson Hwy., 1-888-WE-JOUST, [17]. Dinner show with medieval reenactments including horseback jousting, all set in a huge castle. $58.95.  edit
  • Tarantino's Italian Restaurant, 10 W Monument Ave, (407) 870-2622, [18]. Family owned and operated Italian restaurant.  edit
  • Downtown Disney has some pricey restaurants, including a seafood place shaped like a Mississippi Riverboat, an Italian place, and a restaurant owned by world-famous Emeril Lagasse. Emeril's amazing restaurants are actually at Universal Studios. Although, Downtown Disney does boast one of Wolfgang Puck's fabulous eateries.

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