Best Of 2019

Best Public Park Renovation
Photo courtesy of the City of Winter Park

Winter Park Tennis Center

1075 Azalea Lane, Winter Park, cityofwinterpark.org

The 16-court complex has been a popular tennis facility for nearly a century, and the City of Winter Park wants to ensure it sticks around for a century longer. A thorough refresh last fall bestowed the aging Winter Park Tennis Center not only with newly reconstructed hard courts and resurfaced clay courts, but also, heavens to Betsy!, an outdoor pickleball court. And the enhanced landscaping and lighting is country club-worthy, making the grounds just as appealing to spectators as they are to weekend Federers.

Sports & Recreation: Best of Orlando 2019: Orlando's best teams, players, springs, theme parks and more

Sports & Recreation: Best of Orlando 2019

Photo illustration by Adam McCabe

Sports & Recreation

Best Adult Sports League

1. Orlando Roller Derby, orlandorollerderby.com

2. Orlando Sport and Social Club, orlandosportandsocialclub.com

3. Mayhem on Mills

Best Attraction That's
Not a Theme Park

1. Orlando Science Center, osc.org

2. Gatorland, gatorland.com

3. Leu Gardens, leugardens.org

Best Beach

1. New Smyrna Beach, visitnsbfl.com

2. Clearwater Beach, visitclearwaterflorida.com

3. Siesta Key, visitsarasota.com

Best Bowling Alley

1. Splitsville, splitsvillelanes.com

2. Aloma Bowl Winter Park, alomabowlingcenters.com

3. Boardwalk Bowl Union Park, alomabowlingcenters.com

Best Canoeing/Kayaking

1. Wekiwa Springs, floridastateparks.org

2. Wekiva Island, wekivaisland.com

3. Kings Landing, kingslandingfl.com

Best City Park

1. Lake Eola Park, orlando.gov

2. Mead Botanical Garden, meadgarden.org

3. Kraft Azalea Garden, cityofwinterpark.org

Best Dog Park

1. Lake Baldwin Park, cityofwinterpark.org

2. Paw Park Sanford, pawparksanford.org

3. Barber Park, orangecountyfl.net

Best Escape Room

1. Escapology, escapology.com

2. The Escape Game Orlando, orlandoescapegame.com

3. The Escape Effect, theescapeeffect.com

Best Go-Kart Center

1. Andretti Indoor Karting & Games, andrettikarting.com

2. Fun Spot, fun-spot.com

3. Lil 500 Go-Kart Track, lil500.com