On Packwood Avenue in Maitland, museum goers can learn myth-busting history about Florida’s indigenous people and also visit the fantastic architecture and sculpture that made the Maitland Art Center a National Historic Landmark.
Once considered throwaway advertising, colorful citrus labels have become collectible pieces of Florida folk art, displayed by museums and universities.
A national historic district in Miami Beach is famous for its stunning art deco architecture. Orlando has a few cousins, hidden gems created in this glamorous style popular from the 1920s through 1940s.
It was time to get tough on Halloween pranks such as swapping harnesses on horses, Orlando’s mayor warned in 1914. Kids might enjoy a good Halloween social instead, with a fortune-telling cake and maybe some candy “chicken feed.”