Orlando is known as O-Town, The City Beautiful, and Theme Park Capital of the World. Walt Disney opened Disney World Resort opened in October 1971 as the number one attraction in the world. The Orange County Convention Center is the second-largest convention facility in the United States.
The Orlando metro area has more theme parks and entertainment attractions than anywhere else in the world. With the exception of the theme parks, most major cultural sites like the Orlando Museum of Art and Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and world-renowned nightlife, bars and clubs are located in Downtown Orlando.
The present-day Orlando historic district is primarily associated with the neighborhoods around Lake Eola but stretches west across the city to Lake Lorna Dune and north into the College Park Neighborhood where you can find century-old oak trees with perfectly lined brick streets.
These neighborhoods include the “Downtown Business District,” “North Quarter,” “Parramore,” “Callahan,” “South Eola Heights,” “Lake Eola Heights,” “Thornton Park” and “College Park”, plus some of the oldest homes in Orlando.