What can my students do for free on their school trip to Orlando?
Fun, educational, and free! Does it get any better? These free things to do in Orlando can be added to your itinerary to enhance your school travel experience.
Free Things to Do in Orlando
- Lake Eola Park– “Lake Eola Park is located in the heart of Downtown Orlando.”
- Tibet-Butler Preserve – “Home of the Vera Carter Environmental Center which provides a variety of exhibits and displays. Hike on miles of trails and participate in ongoing environmental programs.”
- B-52 Memorial Park – “…features a retired B-52D Stratofortress, Air Force Serial Number 56-0687, from the Strategic Air Command. The aircraft was at one time assigned to the 306th Bomb Wing of the now defunct McCoy Air Force Base.”
- UCF Arboretum – “an outdoor living laboratory, which enables students to engage in relevant, experience-based learning.”
- Mead Botanical Garden – “Take a hike on one of Mead Botanical Garden’s many paths and trails. Look for wading birds along the creek and in the forested wetlands. Listen for hawks as you meander through the sandhill under a longleaf pine canopy”
Free Things to Do in Orlando on a Friday
4 p.m. – 8 p.m., November through April
- The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art – “The Morse houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), including his chapel interior from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. The Museum’s holdings also include American art pottery, late 19th- and early 20th-century American paintings, graphics, and decorative art.”