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Your Ultimate Summer Getaway Guide

Summer is finally on its way and now is the perfect time to plan your getaway. Check out some of these great deals and special destinations just a short drive from Orlando. Call or click and get packing for summer fun in the sun.

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Little Talbot Island

This state park is a must-see!

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Fisher Island

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Merritt Island

Merritt Island is where pure nature and awe-inspiring technology co-exist.

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Islamorada

Islamorada does an amazing job of blending a laid-back fishing lifestyle with island glamour.

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Key Largo

The Florida Keys await!

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Marco Island

Marco Island is the last creature-comfort isle on Florida’s Gulf coast.

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Sanibel Island

Explore this unique ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Captiva Island

Small, compact and charming, Captiva Island is just plain delightful.

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Longboat Key

A slender barrier island, Longboat Key is tucked between the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay.

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Anna Maria Island

This once quiet, somewhat secret island has evolved over the last decade into a vacation hub offering all the amenities of the beach lifestyle and more.

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Cedar Key

A backwater hideaway, the island also has its share of artists.

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Discover Florida's 12 Best Islands: Explore Perdido Key

Perdido Key is a picture-perfect piece of paradise.

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Discover The 12 Best Islands In Florida

Whether it's for a day, a weekend or longer, plan your getaway to one of these coastal gems.

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25 Easter Festivities in Orlando

Check out these fun, family-friendly Easter activities happening in Central Florida!

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Best of ORL Voting

It's time to vote for the VERY best of ORL!

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Travel: Get in the Spirit in Cassadaga, FL

For more than a century, Cassadaga has been known for its connection to the other side.

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Travel: South Side of the Space Coast

Where the beauty of nature and the lure of history inspire more than a day trip.

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Black Voices Matter Series: An Interview with Bakari Burns

A continuing series in which local African American leaders speak about what’s broken in our nation—and how it might be fixed.

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20 Father's Day Feasts In Orlando

It's almost Father's Day! Treat Dad to an amazing meal at one of these 20 great Orlando restaurants.

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Ask The Expert: Clearwater Beach

Our experts share the best of the best when it comes to touring the Tampa Bay area.

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Downtown Orlando Protests Draw Largest Crowd Yet

Another day of protests draws the largest crowd yet in downtown Orlando.

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GALLERY: Inside the George Floyd Protests in Orlando

Photographer Roberto Gonzalez documents a day of demonstrations for the magazine.

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The Oceanaire Seafood Room

Now accepting dine-in reservations!

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