Whether you're a central Florida resident or a tourist in the Orlando area, this illustrated guide takes you to attractions within easy driving distance, where you can enjoy and explore a rich real-life heritage more varied and extensive than any theme park:
-- cowboy culture and competition (a century in the making),
-- the London Symphony Orchestra at their official summer home,
-- Zora Neale Hurston's legacy in the oldest incorporated African-American municipality in the United States,
-- a hotbed of antiques and collectibles and the most comprehensive collection of Tiffany glass in the world,
-- a thriving spiritualist community (since 1894),
-- a working Pioneer Florida settlement,
-- the home of American space exploration,
-- the biggest stock car races and motorcycle rallies in the country,
-- art colonies and festivals, architectural marvels, and examples of historic preservation.