About City

About Orlando- The City Beautiful

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area.

Orlando is nicknamed "The City Beautiful" and its symbol is the fountain at Lake Eola. The city is also sometimes nicknamed, "The Theme Park Capital of the World", as it is best known for the Walt Disney World Resort, founded by the Walt Disney Company in 1971, the Universal Orlando Resort (which consists of two parks, Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, as well as other attractions, including City Walk), SeaWorld, Gatorland, and Wet 'n Wild Water Park. The city's famous attractions form the backbone of Orlando's tourism industry, making the city the most visited American city in 2009.

In 2010, Orlando was listed as a Gamma world-city in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory by Loughborough University. According to Loughborough, Orlando ranks alongside other cities such as Belfast and Milwaukee. Orlando attracts over 51 million tourists a year and its airport, the Orlando International Airport is one of the busiest of the world.

Attractions & Landmarks

• Official Site of City of Orlando.
• Lake Eola.
• Walt Disney World Resort.
• Universal Studios.
• Sea World Parks.
• Orange County Regional History Center.
• Museum of Art.
• Science Center.
• Citrus Bowl.