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210 places are worth the drive within 4 hours of Orlando, counted by road time from ZIP 32801: 22 under 1 hour, 68 1 to 2 hours, 47 2 to 3 hours and 73 3 to 4 hours.
The mix leans toward beaches & lakes, history and wildlife, mostly to the south and north. Four hours each way is weekend territory: most of these work best with a night away, so check the places to stay on the state page.
The headline places are Magic Kingdom, Blue Spring State Park and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and the closest real day trip is Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (27 min).
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Theme park · 31 min southwest
Cinderella Castle, classic rides and parades. The heart of Walt Disney World.
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Springs · 44 min north
The best place in Florida to see manatees in winter, hundreds at a time, from a boardwalk.
Photo: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum · 54 min east
See the Space Shuttle Atlantis, a Saturn V rocket and launch pads. A must for space fans.
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5
Small town · 38 min northwest
A hilly lakeside town with antique shops, festivals and lake views.
Photo: Zrowny, CC BY-SA 4.0
Zoo · 27 min north
A shady, walkable zoo in Sanford with rhinos, tortoises and a lantern festival in winter.
Photo: Jake N., CC BY 2.0
Family fun · 56 min north
The World Center of Racing. Tours take you to the track and garages.
Photo: Sphanyx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Springs · 1 hr 36 min northwest
A former roadside attraction with waterfalls, gardens and a buoyed swim area at the head of the Rainbow River.
Photo: Schwerdf, CC BY 4.0
Historic site · 1 hr 44 min north
The oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S., guarding St. Augustine's bay since the 1600s.
Photo: Ramos Keith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain
Wildlife · 1 hr 33 min west
Boardwalks over clear springs where hundreds of manatees gather on cold winter days.
Photo: Tupelo the typo fixer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bike trail · 1 hr 6 min west
Florida's longest paved rail trail, about 46-47 miles through small towns and forest.
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Small town · 1 hr 32 min northwest
A tiny, very old town with antique shops and moss-draped oaks near Paynes Prairie.
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hike · 1 hr 34 min west
Quiet trails and a long loop through salt marsh and pine flatwoods on the Nature Coast. Great for birding and biking.
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Museum · 2 hr 2 min southwest
Circus museum, a grand Venetian-style mansion, an art museum and bayfront gardens on one big campus.
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Beach · 2 hr 11 min southwest
Soft quartz sand that stays cool underfoot, gentle water and free parking. Often ranked among the best US beaches.
Photo: Fred Ward, Public domain
Small town · 2 hr 44 min south
Sugar town on the south shore of Lake Okeechobee, a base for bass fishing and airboat rides.
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Aquarium · 2 hr 27 min southeast
Sea turtle hospital in Juno Beach where you can see patients recovering. Free to visit.
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
National park · 2 hr 2 min southwest
Shaded waterfront trail where Spanish explorers are thought to have landed in 1539. Free and quiet.
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State park · 2 hr 10 min southwest
Huge wild park with gators, a canopy walkway in the treetops, airboat tours and a scenic drive.
Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain
Wildlife · 3 hr 16 min north
Vast blackwater swamp with gators, cranes and boardwalks.
Photo: Jud McCranie, Public domain
Island · 3 hr 21 min north
A state-owned island with beaches, a historic club district, bike paths and a sea turtle hospital.
Photo: Averette, CC BY 3.0
Historic site · 3 hr 36 min south
Grand 1916 bayfront estate with Italian-style rooms and formal gardens. Miami's most beautiful old house.
Photo: Tim Kiser, CC BY-SA 4.0
National park · 3 hr 1 min north
A wild barrier island with feral horses, mansion ruins and empty beaches, reached by ferry.
Photo: John Trainor, CC BY 2.0
Small town · 3 hr 49 min northwest
A Victorian town with a brick downtown and big rose festival.
Photo: Operator 16, CC0
Bike trail · 3 hr 54 min northwest
A flat, paved rail trail about 16 miles from Tallahassee to the riverside town of St. Marks. Great for an easy bike ride.
Our picks, by drive time, include Magic Kingdom (31 min), Blue Spring State Park (44 min), Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (54 min), Mount Dora (38 min) and Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (27 min). The full list on this page has 210 places, each with its drive time and direction from Orlando.
90 places within 2 hours, 137 within 3 hours and 210 within 4 hours of Orlando, by road from ZIP 32801.
29 of the 210 places need no pass or fee, such as Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail, Hontoon Island State Park and Mount Dora. Fees and passes change, so check each place before you go.
208 places are marked good for kids, including Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, Challenger Learning Center and Florida Historic Capitol Museum.
They are by real roads on a typical day, from the middle of ZIP 32801 to each place (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Traffic, weather and closures can change them. Places under 25 minutes from the city center count as in town, not a day trip, so they are left out.
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