The fourth ranking US destination, Orlando is popular for its big-name theme parks, larger than life museums, and spectacular lakes and rivers. Holidays in Orlando are a haven for outdoor enthusiasts, with its beautifully scenic national parks. The Wekiwa Springs State park and the Ocala National Forest feature wilderness trails, bicycle rentals, canoeing and kayaking. Blue Spring State park, the largest spring on St. John's River, is a designated Matatee refuge, and offers scenic riverboat tours.

Holidays in Orlando are not complete without a visit to one of the big-name theme parks, such as The Islands of Adventure, with its abundance of characters and rides, SeaWorld, with its amusement park and spectacular aquarium, Universal Studios, with its working movie studio and theme park, and Walt Disney World, the world's biggest amusement park comprising four main parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios and Animal Kingdom, as well as three water parks.

Holidays in Orlando boast first-class museums, including the Orlando Science Center, with its spectacular special effects, the Orlando Museum of Art, with its extensive collection of modern art, and the Mennello Museum of American Folk Art, with its colourful folk art exhibitions. Downtown Orlando is not usually on the tourist map, but it does boast vibrant nightlife, with an abundance of bars, restaurants and nightclubs clustered round Central Avenue and Orange Avenue. Orlando is also home to eight major shopping malls, offering everything from chic boutiques to discount outlets.