Get a move on with unique walking tours of Orlando’s historic sights and iconic flavors.


Orlando is a city bursting with history, culture and charm, and you can explore it all with a variety of immersive walking tours. Go beyond the surface of the most-visited destination in the United States to uncover the city’s past, discover its local gems, and satisfy your thirst for knowledge, novelty and adventure. We’ve rounded up some of the most unique Orlando walking tours beyond the theme parks, including guided and self-guided options to suit your schedule. Allons-y!

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Guided Walking Tours in Orlando

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United Arts of Central Florida

Art Tours

Explore the sights and flavors of three distinct Orlando neighborhoods on a guided walking tour from United Arts of Central Florida. Perfect for art lovers, these guided tours include stops at several galleries, museums and outdoor exhibitions, with a tasty snack break along the way. Choose from options in downtown Orlando, Loch Haven Cultural Park and Winter Park for a charming blend of history, culture, storytelling and art.

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Art & History Museums — Maitland

Guided Orlando Museum Tours

If you’d rather explore one location at your leisure, several Orlando museums offer top-notch guided tours of their own. Join a docent-led tour to enhance your visit, then continue exploring solo to discover what’s making waves in Orlando. We’ve rounded up some of Orlando’s top guided museum tours to make planning a breeze.

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  • Art & History Museums — Maitland: See thousands of sculptures, carvings and murals on a historic architecture tour, offered on select Thursdays and Saturdays at 10 a.m.
  • Mennello Museum of American Art: Guided American Sign Language (ASL) tours and expressive tours for the blind are available with a reservation made at least two weeks in advance. Call 407-246-4278 ext. 4861 to book.
  • Orlando Museum of Art: Enjoy free, docent-led Highlights Tours with general admission every Sunday at 1 p.m. Or, bring your kiddos for a separately ticketed, one-hour Stroller Tour available at 10:30 a.m. on select Wednesdays.
  • Rollins Museum of Art: This Winter Park museum offers free admission, free docent-led Highlights Tours (Saturdays at 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.), and free guided tours of The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art at The Alfond Inn (Sundays at 1 p.m.), plus a variety of special exhibition tours and happy hour tours throughout the year.
  • Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens: Docent-led tours are included with admission Tuesday – Sunday (times vary). You can also tour the Capen-Showalter House with an advance reservation. Call 407-636-9167 to schedule.
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Wandering Palm Food Tours

Wandering Palm Food Tours

If culinary exploration is the name of the game, Wandering Palm Food Tours has you covered with five tasty treks through downtown Orlando and beyond. Join an art and small bites tour, go brewery hopping, or enjoy curated tastings, handcrafted cocktails and insider stories at hidden gem restaurants in The Milk District, Ivanhoe Village Main Street district or The Packing District. Cheers!

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Orange County Regional History Center

Downtown Orlando Historic District Architectural Walking Tour

Learn more about some of the most historic sites in town on a guided walking tour of downtown Orlando. Free historic district tours are available via Discover Downtown on the first Friday of the month from October to May, and there is also a self-guided option if you prefer to explore on your own. Dive into the city’s fascinating pre-theme-park history with stops outside the old Orange County Courthouse (now the Orange County Regional History Center), the historic Wells’Built Museum and more fascinating landmarks. Call 407-246-3753 to book your tour in advance.

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Orlando Haunts

Orlando Ghost Tours

The truly bold can also investigate downtown Orlando’s storied past on a spine-tingling ghost tour from Orlando Haunts and locally owned American Ghost Adventures. Discover the history and haunts behind iconic locations like the Orange County Regional History Center, the Kress building and the old Orlando Railroad Depot (Church Street Station), or don your own ghost-hunting equipment to become part of the story. Haunted pub tours are also available for a lighter take on a night out with spirits.

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The Orlando Eye at ICON Park®, Courtesy The Orlando Eye by Merlin Entertainments

Flavors of ICON Park® Foodie Walking Tour

Original Orlando Tours boasts a variety of exciting excursions, from ghost tours to food treks and even a handful of tours dedicated to former Winter Park resident Fred Rogers. But our favorite tours are of the culinary variety, with two tasty options in Winter Park and on International Drive. Take a gastronomic tour of up to eight Winter Park restaurants, or head to ICON Park® to ride The Orlando Eye and savor tastings at up to four fantastic eateries.

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Historic Eatonville Walking Tour

Just north of Orlando is the historic town of Eatonville, one of the oldest African American communities in the United States. The town was famously depicted in Their Eyes Were Watching God, written by former Eatonville resident Zora Neale Hurston — and many of its historic sites are still standing to this day. Join a guided tour from The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community to learn more about Zora Neale Hurston, the Eatonville community, or discover modern highlights from the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts.

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Winter Garden

Historic Winter Garden Food Tours

Taste your way around historic Winter Garden with a variety of food tours from the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. Options include a Saturday brunch tour, a happy hour tour and an early bird happy hour tour, all packed with culinary delights, historical tidbits and expert storytelling. Can’t get enough? The Heritage Foundation also operates several fascinating local museums, including the Winter Garden Heritage Museum, the Central Florida Railroad Museum, and the archive-rich History Research and Education Center.

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Self-Guided Walking Tours

No reservation? No problem. Whether you’re visiting in the off season, forgot to book your tour, or just prefer to fly solo, you can still discover Orlando’s rich culture on a self-guided walking tour.

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Orlando’s Lake Eola Park

VoiceMap: Orlando’s Historical Highlights Walking Tour

Learn at your leisure with the Historical Highlights Walking Tour from VoiceMap, a one-hour audio tour through Orlando’s downtown districts. Spot iconic landmarks like Lake Eola and Church Street Station, and dive into a past dotted with cattle barons, gunslingers, citrus farmers and more.

‘Union’ by Ralfonso Gschwend at Lake Eola Park, Part of the SEE Art Orlando collection
‘Union’ by Ralfonso Gschwend at Lake Eola Park

SEE Art Walking Tour

Discover a vibrant collection of permanent public sculptures on a self-guided SEE Art walking tour. Each artwork is inspired by a different element of Orlando, from the energizing Astrogenesis to the towering Cedar of Lebanon. You’ll find six of the nine sculptures scattered around Lake Eola Park, with three additional works throughout the surrounding areas.

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Winter Park

Historic Winter Park Walking Tour

Go beyond the surface of the picturesque city of Winter Park on a self-guided tour from the Winter Park History Museum. Explore over 20 points of interest at your leisure, with optional excursions like the Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour, Hannibal Square, and the Mediterranean revival style campus of Rollins College.

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‘Tired’ by Olaf Breuning at Rollins Museum of Art

Rollins Museum of Art Sculpture Tour

Finally, Rollins Museums of Art boasts a free Walking Sculpture Tour with audio guide to seven points of interest throughout the Rollins College campus. The tour spans 1.7 miles, with a diverse collection of works ranging from geometric steel structures to neon-infused conceptual art.


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