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The 29 craziest road trip stops only a drive away from Orlando
Travelers can visit an official cryptid headquarters, haunted roads, alligators, mermaids and the oldest city in the country.
Chloe Greenberg
Chloe Greenberg is the Digital Content Editor for Orlando Weekly.
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Everyone we saw at Orlando’s 2025 Come Out With Pride parade
The parade and related weekend celebrations brought thousands of people out to soak up queer joy and community
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Inside Mark Wahlberg’s new $37M Florida mansion
The actor, producer (and former rapper) is the newest celeb to call the Sunshine State home
Posted inMusic
Hardcore breakouts Turnstile go wild at the Orlando Amphitheater
Amyl & the Sniffers too?!
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Photos: The Weeknd buys $50 million Florida mansion
The 18,000-square-foot waterfront estate boasts a prime spot on a unique V-shaped peninsula
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Photos: Dave Portnoy buys Florida mansion for record-breaking $28M
The home comes with two pools, a private beach, an elevator, a four-car garage and more
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EDC and Warped Tour storm downtown, JoBros peg the nostalgia meter, and more (pumpkin) spicy gigs this fall
Days are shorter, nights are longer … perfect for this selection of essential autumn shows
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Orlando appoints its third poet laureate
The announcement comes amid a heightened focus on the position from Florida’s DOGE officials and state CFO Blaise Ingoglia
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Universal’s Stardust Racers reopens after rider’s death
Epic Universe has updated its operational procedures and signage to ‘reinforce existing ride warnings and physical eligibility requirements’
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Orlando’s 20 best pumpkin patches, corn mazes and fall fests
Hayrides, apple cider, themed treats, photo ops and even dog costume contests are popping up all around town
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Chris Brown to bring traffic, road closures and, somehow, fans to Orlando
Closures are planned for parts of traffic-heavy roads including Pine Street, Church Street, Central Boulevard and more
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Orlando-area home of bank tycoon with courtyard pool, tennis court hits market
It comes with an enclosed courtyard pool, a summer kitchen with a pizza oven, a private tennis court and more
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Video shows police wrestling alligator in Central Florida backyard
Two deputies are seen following the animal from the front porch to the backyard, which the gator got to by ramming open a gate
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Orlando home built by Disney Imagineer Cicero Greathouse just hit the market
The Mayan Revival-style home dubbed Casa Querencia was designed and built by the husband-and-wife pair of artists
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Castle-like Orlando home with a theater, cigar room now on market
It comes with a bar, wine room, home theater, cigar room and a gym and cardio room that overlooks Lake Olivia.
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The Ren Theatre condemned by fire department
The closure comes as the group presents its Halloween tradition, ‘Nosferatu’
Posted inFood + Drink
The 18 hottest new restaurants opening in Orlando this fall
Expect new unorthodox pizza, Korean kitchens, food halls, classic-style diners and, finally, H Mart
Posted inFood + Drink
New York City-approved PopUp Bagels to open in Winter Park
It made its Sunshine State debut earlier this month with the opening of a Tampa location
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Guest dies after riding Epic Universe’s Stardust Racers
The man was found unresponsive after riding the coaster Wednesday