Just a quick note to say that we had a very pleasant afternoon walking the main drag of a local town, Winter Garden. Several years ago Orange County developed old railroad rightaway into the West Orange Trail. It runs right through the center of Plant Street and has provided a good bit of visitor traffic, especially on weekends. Winter Garden recognized the potential this provides and upgraded Plant Street in this area to have a landscaped park and gazebo in the center of the road. The road itself was paved with bricks and this now presents a nice walking destination as well as attractive biking venue. Storefronts along this stretch have been upgraded and now there are several restaurants, about four ice cream parlors, two bike shops, and an eclectic assortment of other businesses.
We stuck to ice cream (hey, it was hot!) and a visit to the railroad museum. The museum is free and has quite a collection of railroad memorabilia and items specific to the railroad history in Central Florida. In particular is a video showing footage shot from the train that passed through Winter Garden and a great deal of pre-Disney Central Florida.
It was a fun diversion. Who says you have to travel long distances to find interesting new places?
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