Every Public Park in Orlando

For those of us who may not always take advantage of sun and such, rediscovering the natural world has been an oasis of serenity throughout the pandemic. Want to check in and say hi to friends in a neutral spot? See you at the park. Want to talk about a work idea? Think outside the box and convene at a park. Picnic? Park. Pet walk? Park. The cast of The Bacchae needs a space to do a socially distanced rehearsal? You guessed it, a park (Greenwood Urban Wetlands, to be exact). Our personal favorites are shady Dickson Azalea and the aforementioned Greenwood – and its adjoining cemetery – but really it's a full-on tie for first among all of them. Shout-out to the City of Orlando Parks Division and the Orange County Parks department.

Sports & Recreation

1st: Gatorland gatorland.com

2nd: Orlando Science Center osc.org

3rd: Wekiwa Springs State Park floridastateparks.org

1st: New Smyrna Beach visitnsbfl.com

2nd: Clearwater Beach visitstpeteclearwater.com

3rd: Siesta Key Beach visitsarasota.com/siesta-key

1st: Splitsville Luxury Lanes splitsvillelanes.com

2nd: Aloma Bowl alomabowlingcenters.com/aloma

3rd: Boardwalk Bowl alomabowlingcenters.com/boardwalk

1st: Wekiwa Springs State Park floridastateparks.org

2nd: Wekiva Island wekivaisland.com

3rd: Blue Spring State Park floridastateparks.org

1st: Lake Eola Park facebook.com/lakeeolapark

2nd: Mead Botanical Garden meadgarden.org

3rd: Cranes Roost Park altamonte.org

1st: Camp Gladiator campgladiator.com

2nd: Pure Barre purebarre.com

3rd: Hardcore Fitness Florida instagram.com/hardcorefitnessflorida

1st: House of Sweat Orlando hosorlando.com

2nd: Pure Barre purebarre.com

3rd: YMCA of Central Florida ymcacf.org

1st: Alex Morgan, Orlando Pride twitter.com/alexmorgan13

2nd: Aaron Gordon, Orlando Magic twitter.com/double0ag

3rd: Ashlyn Harris, Orlando Pride twitter.com/ashlyn_harris

1st: UCF Knights Football ucfknights.com

2nd: Orlando City Soccer Club orlandocitysc.com

3rd: Orlando Magic nba.com/magic