Orlando Museums & History

Orlando is home to a varied and unique collection of art museums and historical places. Many of Orlando's museums specialize in a particular type of art or artist, like folk art and Tiffany glass. You can also enjoy sculpture gardens and art gardens that take advantage of Florida's natural beauty, or the cultural institutions that celebrate African-American and Jewish cultures.

At the Mennello Museum of American Art, view the most extensive collection of paintings by notable 20th century folk artist Earl Cunningham. His whimsical paintings include Viking ships, pink flamingos and other incongruous curiosities in small-town settings. Learn more...

Address: 900 East Princeton St., Orlando, FL 32803 - MAP
Phone: (407) 246-4278
Web: www.mennellomuseum.com

Orlando boasts a specialty museum with one of the largest collections of Tiffany glass and Renaissance paintings in the states. At the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, you can explore more than 6,000 works of art, including paintings from Rembrandt and Cezanne. Learn more...

Address: 1000 Holt Ave # 2765, Winter Park, FL 32789 - MAP
Phone: (407) 646-2526
Web: www.rollins.edu

All aboard the Train Land International Trolley & Train Museum. Little ones will delight in the miniature models on display. Trains traverse water, climb mountains and pass through tiny villages in the 4,000-square-foot display area.

Address: 8990 International Dr., Orlando FL 32819 - MAP
Phone: (407) 354-1400

The bravery of those who died and the valor of those who served are memorialized at the National Vietnam War Museum. Containing 167 names of fallen Florida veterans of the war, the museum is a befitting legacy that serves to educate, enlighten, and keep the memory alive of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Learn more...

Address: 3400 N Tanner Rd., Orlando, FL 32826 - MAP
Phone: (407) 273-0201
Web: www.nwmvocf.org

Discover the rich history of Central Florida at the Orange County Regional History Center. This fascinating museum takes visitors back 12,000 years and up to the present. Learn about the natural environment, the first people, cattle and citrus, aviation and the road to modern Orlando. Learn more...

Address: 65 East Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32801 - MAP
Phone: (407) 836-8500
Web: www.thehistorycenter.org

View the extensive collection of American art, African art and art of the Ancient Americas at the Orlando Museum of Art. The private, non-profit museum also hosts new exhibits like "Common Ground: Art of the American Landscape." Learn more...

Address: 2416 North Mills Ave., Orlando, FL 32803 - MAP
Phone: (407) 896-4231
Web: www.omart.org

An educational series on the Holocaust between Valencia Community College and the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando was so beneficial to the community, that leaders coordinated their efforts to create the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center. This triumph of the human spirit serves to prevent these atrocities from ever being repeated. Learn more...

Address: 851 North Maitland Ave., Maitland, FL 32751 - MAP
Phone: (407) 628-0555
Web: www.holocaustedu.org

Take a trip back in time and experience the excitement, beauty and ultimate tragedy of the Titanic's maiden voyage at Titanic The Experience. The living museum recreates the Grand Staircase, First Class Parlor Suite, Boilers, and Promenade Deck. You'll follow tour guides who are dressed in period costume while viewing authentic artifacts.

Address: 7324 International Dr., Orlando FL 32819 - MAP
Phone: (407) 248-1166
Web: www.titanictheexperience.com

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Orlando Science Center

Address: 777 East Princeton St., Orlando, FL 32803 - MAP
Phone: (407) 514-2230
Web: www.osc.org

Holy Land Experience

Address: 4655 Vineland Rd., Orlando, FL 32811 - MAP
Phone: (407) 367-2065
Web: www.holylandexperience.com

Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium

Address: 8201 International Dr., Orlando, FL 32819 - MAP
Phone: (407) 363-4418
Web: www.orlando.ripleys.com

Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gard

Address: 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789 - MAP
Phone: (407) 647-0283
Web: www.polasek.org

Harry P. Leu Garden

Address: 1920 North Forest Ave., Orlando, FL 32803 - MAP
Phone: (407) 246-2620
Web: www.leugardens.org

Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American

Address: 445 North Park Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789 - MAP
Phone: (407) 645-5311
Web: www.morsemuseum.org

Wells' Built Museum

Address: 511 West South St., Orlando FL 32805 - MAP
Phone: (407) 245-7535
Web: www.pastinc.org

Wonderworks

Address: 9067 International Dr., Orlando, FL 32819 - MAP
Phone: (407) 351-8800
Web: www.wonderworksonline.com

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