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Save/ShareThere's more to Orlando than jolly theme songs and hour-long lines at theme parks. Check out some of the notable things worth seeing in the city itself.
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A day at the 57-acre Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp may be an interesting exit from touristy Orlando. Learn about séances and the Cassadaga psychics on a walking tour for $15 a person. Or take the family out to the Li'l 500 go-kart racing track. Tickets are about $4.
For the theater buffs, head down to the Enzian Theater for contemporary and classic movies. (It has six film festivals yearly.) Or go to the downtown Winter Park shopping district for Central Park Popcorn Flicks, free movie nights for all ages on the second Thursday of each month. Shady Park Popcorn Flicks is also free and held four times a year. The Mad Cow Theatre is also downtown and features plays or musicals, and all seats are $15 on Mondays.
After the show, head to Independent Bar for dance music or Tanqueray's Bar & Grill for a more underground jazz club scene.
—David Cumming
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Great to see some other suggestions for exploring the 'non-touristy' things to do in Orlando.
Another idea is to check out a comdey club downtown. Saks Comedy Club is reowned for being a top comdedy club, with appearences from some of the Whose Line is it Anyway line up.
Orlando also has many good quality museums - the Orlando Science museum has an Imax theater showing a film about dinosaurs, (it was produced by National Geographic) and is great for kids.
The Orlando Art Museum is known as one of the best in the South with many different exhibits. The OMA is free on the 1st Thursday of the month between 6pm-9pm.
Orlando Museums & Galleries
Other things to do in Orlando are to explore Leu Gardens located just north of Downtown. It has a botantical garden and historic house. Lake Eola Park in the heart of Downtown is free to enter. It's a great place to come for a picnic or relaxing stroll, you can also hire a pedaloe boat.
Orlando Parks & Gardens
Posted By Alison on July 15, 2009, 2:15 PM