Orlando neighborhoods

Orlando Areas & Neighborhoods

26 neighborhoods and suburbs, from inside the Loop to the Bay. Pick one on the map, or browse by region below.

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Audubon Park Garden District

Audubon Park, also called the Garden District, sits just north of downtown Orlando. It is known for vintage shops, cafes and bakeries, and for East End Market, home to Gideon's Bakehouse and Domu. The district is also home to Harry P. Leu Gardens, a 50-acre botanical garden.

Baldwin Park

Baldwin Park is a mixed-use community built on the site of the former Orlando Naval Training Center, which the city calls one of the most ambitious economic development projects in its history. Former Mayor Glenda Hood led the redevelopment, and the lakeside Mayor Glenda Hood Park at 4990 New Broad Street is named for her.

Celebration

Celebration was founded by The Walt Disney Company in the mid-1990s. Its town center runs along Market Street, the main shopping promenade, and Lake Rianhard, where the Lakeside Promenade Fountain overlooks the water, and its annual events include Now Snowing Nightly.

College Park

College Park is a neighborhood just outside downtown Orlando known for its bungalow-style homes, tree-lined streets, parks and lakes. Its local retailers include Driftwood Market and the cosplay shop Embellish FX, alongside a run of neighborhood restaurants.

Curry Ford West

Curry Ford West, called the Retro District, sits east of downtown Orlando and is part of the Orlando Main Streets program. It is known for mid-century modern design and spots such as Pizza Bruno, Foxtail Coffee, many breweries, and Charlie's Bakery & Creamery, which has been around for over 50 years.

Downtown Orlando

Downtown Orlando's City District sits in the heart of the city's Central Business District. It offers the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, historic Church Street, art galleries on Magnolia Avenue, luxury hotels and a mix of restaurants and bars, with architecture dating to the mid-1800s.

Dr. Phillips

Dr. Phillips is a community in southwest Orange County on the eastern shore of the Butler Chain of Lakes, named for citrus pioneer Dr. Philip Phillips, who sold most of his property to Minute Maid in the 1950s. Its restaurants line Sand Lake Road, a stretch locals call Restaurant Row.

Eatonville

Eatonville, about 15 minutes north of downtown Orlando, was incorporated in 1887 as one of the first self-governing, all-Black municipalities in the United States and the oldest still in existence. It is home to the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, the Moseley House Museum, St. Lawrence A.M.E. Church and the Rise Mural Project.

Gateway District

The Gateway District is a commercial corridor centered on Semoran Boulevard in East Orlando, just north of Orlando International Airport. It is an Orlando Main Streets district known for its blend of international cultures, especially Hispanic and Latino influences in its food, music and community events.

International Drive

International Drive, also called the I-Drive Entertainment District, is one of Orlando's most visited districts. It is home to ICON Park, with the 400-foot Orlando Eye and Madame Tussauds Orlando, plus Pointe Orlando, Fun Spot America and Dezerland Park, with the Orange County Convention Center nearby and the I-Ride Trolley running between stops.

Ivanhoe Village

Ivanhoe Village is a district north of downtown Orlando anchored by Lake Ivanhoe, known for historic homes, a beer garden and a brewery. Loch Haven Park, part of the district, holds the Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Science Center, Orlando Family Stage and Orlando Shakes.

Kissimmee

Kissimmee's Lakefront Park sits between historic downtown Kissimmee and the banks of Lake Tohopekaliga, which the city calls one of the nation's best bass fishing lakes. The park has a lighthouse, a fishing pier, a splash pad, the Monument of States and paved walking and bike paths.

Lake Cherokee

Lake Cherokee became Orlando's second locally designated historic district in 1981, covering 16 square blocks of homes and two schools around a lake once called Lake Minnie. Five 1880s homes on the west shore were built by newlyweds, giving the enclave the name Honeymoon Row, and Cherokee School dates to 1926.

Lake Eola Heights

Lake Eola Heights, north of Lake Eola, became a local historic district in 1989 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places three years later. Its roughly 38 blocks of tree-lined brick streets hold about 570 buildings, and citrus grew in the area until the freezes of 1894 and 1895.

Lake Nona

Lake Nona is a neo-urban community about 15 minutes from Orlando International Airport, built around innovation, technology and health. It includes Boxi Park, an outdoor food hall, the sculpture garden at the Lake Nona Wave Hotel, Nona Adventure Park and the USTA National Campus.

Maitland

Maitland, a city just north of Orlando, is home to the Art & History Museums of Maitland at 231 W. Packwood Avenue. The organization runs the Maitland Art Center, Maitland History Museum, Waterhouse Residence Museum and Telephone Museum, and describes its campus as greater Orlando's only National Historic Landmark.

Mills 50

Mills 50, just northeast of downtown Orlando, is home to the largest Vietnamese American community in Florida. The district is packed with Asian restaurants, shops and markets, street murals, and one of the largest concentrations of MICHELIN Guide restaurants in the Orlando area.

Parramore

The Parramore District in downtown Orlando is the city's oldest African American neighborhood. It is home to the Wells'Built Museum, Inter.co Stadium, the Kia Center, The Monroe and Luminary Green Park.

Sanford

Sanford, on the south shore of Lake Monroe, is one of Central Florida's oldest incorporated cities, known for brick-lined streets, large oaks and 19th-century Victorian homes. First Street is the center of downtown, and the RiverWalk has several miles of paths past Veterans Memorial Park, Fort Mellon Park and the Sanford Museum.

SoDo

SoDo sits just south of downtown Orlando and is known for live arts. The Timucua Arts Foundation hosts performing artists in a renovated home, and nightlife spots include Rockpit Brewing and Swirlery Wine Bar.

The Milk District

The Milk District in Orlando takes its name from its proximity to the T.G. Lee Dairy factory. It is a cultural hub with murals, music venues and MICHELIN Recommended restaurants, and it hosts the weekly Tasty Takeover food truck event.

Thornton Park

Thornton Park is a downtown Orlando district next to Lake Eola Park. It is known for brick-lined streets, Craftsman-style bungalows, luxury condos and nightly live music, and for restaurants such as Soco.

West Lakes

The West Lakes Market Street District lies minutes west of downtown Orlando and is part of the Orlando Main Streets program. It hosts sports, festivals and concerts at Camping World Stadium and Tinker Field and includes Lake Lorna Doone Park.

Windermere

Windermere is a small West Orange County town of more than 2,300 people, surrounded by sand-bottom lakes and a canal system connecting the eight lakes of the Butler Chain. Many town streets remain unpaved, and the town is believed to be named for England's Lake Windermere.

Winter Garden

Winter Garden, west of downtown Orlando, was once a citrus town and keeps its old Florida charm. Plant Street Market is anchored by Crooked Can Brewing Company, and bike rentals let visitors ride the West Orange Trail.

Winter Park

Winter Park, just north of downtown Orlando, began as a retreat for wealthy northerners. Park Avenue has more than 140 boutiques and restaurants, and the city is home to Central Park, the Winter Park Chain of Lakes with its Venetian-style canals, and the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, which holds the world's most comprehensive collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany.