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Excursion tour in Orlando. Top architecture - monuments, castles, temples and palaces

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Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Orlando Museum of Art, and Amway Center are the next landmarks in the review. Just like in the beginning of the review, we have prepared a collection of historic facts and some awesome photographs for each of these top architecture monuments of Orlando. Don’t forget to admire the look of these sights from a bird’s eye view. This view is available in the flyover video of the architectural skyline of Orlando. After such a guide, it won’t be a hassle to make up a great plan of a real-life excursion tour in Orlando. Ready, steady, go!

Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Orlando

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» The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed park dedicated to Harry Potter.
»  Like other parks of the Universal Studios Florida, it is intended to put its visitors to the atmosphere of their favorite films and books.
»  In the Park, there are a lot of attractions, shops, restaurants, and other entertainment venues.
»  One of the most popular and biggest places in the Park is Hogwarts. In the castle, there are a lot of iconic places: the study of Professor Dumbledore, the Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom, the Gryffindor Common Room, the Room of Requirement, etc.
»  In the Park, there are also the Three Broomsticks store and the Hog's Head Inn. Here, you can take a break from attractions, sit by the fire and drink butterbeer or pumpkin juice. You can also order delicacies, national British dishes, pasta, Cornwall buns, roast turkey, fresh fruit and vegetables. A special children’s menu is available. For dessert, you can have apple and strawberry pies, peanut butter, chocolate truffles, etc.

Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando

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» The Orlando Museum of Art will impress any visitor with its extraordinary exhibitions and rare exhibits.
»  The collection of the museum founded in 1924 includes not only canvasses of famous artists, but also pieces of applied art collected in all corners of the world.
»  Here, you can find African, Indian, and American exhibits.
»  Every year, 10-12 exhibitions are organized in the territory of the museum and 13 exhibitions - beyond it.
»  Every year, the museum receives a lot of awards in cultural and artistic spheres for its exhibits. Different seminars, cinema shows, and art lectures are held in the museum.

Amway Center, Orlando

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» The Amway Center is a sports and entertainment complex in Orlando. The rights to its name belong to the Amway Company.
»  In the sports complex, basketball, hockey, and lacrosse matches are held.
»  Besides, ice shows, a rodeo, circus performances, concerts, and other events take place in the complex.
»  The Amway Center is one of the most modern sports constructions in the world.
»  In spacious lobbies of the center, there is an art collection that includes 340 works, including 200 high-quality photos.
»  In the corner tower of the center, there is Grey Goose Lounge, a restaurant that you can visit not only during matches, but also on other days.
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More to see in Orlando
Orlando is one of the most popular destinations of the United States of America among foreign guests. The place is annually visited by thousands of tourists. Orlando has justly got a nickname of the world capital of entertainment and recreation. Among main landmarks and sights of the city the Kennedy Space Center is of great importance. Curious tourists are offered to visit the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center and explore its main showpieces being the models of rebuilt spaceships. The guests of the complex can also visit a cutting edge cinema featuring great screen broadcasting theme films every day. Sitting in a comfortable cinema hall, the visitors can make an exciting space trip and due to the top notch 3D effects a film show turns into an engaging adventure. The city of Orlando has several nature attractions for open air leisure fans. The city botanical garden named the Cypress Gardens is a must visit place for tourists. After an exploration of a great collection of exotic plants and fragrant flowers of ultimate beauty the Wings of Wonder hall invites the garden visitors to view a collection of beautiful butterflies of thousand of species. Botanical garden is a favorite rest and recreation spot among local folks. The Universal Studious park is a local landmark which is known far beyond the boundaries of the country. A tour through the theme park will be of great interest for film art fans, comics admirers and cartoons addicts. The park is designed as a scale film … Read further

Tours through neighbours of Orlando

Atlanta
The Georgia State Capitol was built on the site of the city hall in 1889. The exterior of the Capitol building in Atlanta is very similar to the Capitol in Washington. The government residence was equipped with elevators, water supply system, gas, which was an ultramodern innovation for that time. The Capitol building used to be the tallest in Atlanta – 83 meters. The golden dome is decorated with a small Statue of Liberty. The fourth ... Open »
Houston
The Reliant Astrodome is the first stadium with adjustable environmental parameters. It is also the first indoor stadium with a dome. Its roof was aimed at protecting the stadium from the heat rather than the rain. However, the roof obstructed the growth of natural grass in the field, so the ground was covered with experiment nylon. At the stadium, not only baseball, basketball, football, boxing competitions, but also different entertainment ... Open »
Philadelphia
The city administration holds its meetings in a special building – Philadelphia City Hall. It’s a 167-meter building with a dome crowned by an 11-meter statue of the founding father William Penn. It weighs 27 tons. The statue faces the south. Thus it is lit by sunshine during most of the day. The bronze figure is empty inside. There’s a passage inside leading to the top of the hat that you can get to through a hatch. The city hall ... Open »
New York
The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island and is one of the most famous sculptures in the USA and in the world as well. The Statue of Liberty is often called the symbol of New York City and the United States, the symbol of freedom and democracy, and the Liberty Lady. That was a gift of the French on the centenary of the American Revolution. The goddess of freedom holds a torch and a tablet and stands with one foot on the broken chains. ... Open »
Dallas
The 171-meter tower having 42 floors was completed in 1978. Reunion Tower is a part of the urban hotel complex. There’s a railway station located near the building. Two restaurants can be found on the upper floor of the skyscraper. One restaurant is situated above the other one, and they slowly make a circle along the axis of the tower. Above them, there’s the GeO-Deck observation deck. You can go up there in 68 seconds using a ... Open »
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