Travel Eye on Kissimmee (Florida, USA)

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Overview:

Kissimmee offers central Florida's greatest value and variety and is located at the doorstep of Walt Disney World complex. There are many AAA approved and Disney good neighbour designated hotels near Disney and other tourist class accommodations near historic downtown Kissimmee.

You can choose from among more than 40,000 accommodations, including maingate hotels and motels, suites, villas, vacation/holiday homes and condos.

With its huge variety of attractions within easy reach, it offers something for nearly everyone, particularly families with children.The historic downtown districts feature walking tours, antique shops, shopping, dining, or sightseeing.

The twin cities of Kissimmee and St Cloud could perhaps themselves be considered twinned with their much larger neighbour, Orlando, as most of the major attractions of the area are located between the 2 centres.

Locality:

Kissimmee is in the south east United States, in the centre of Florida, (70 mls SW of Daytona Beach (Atlantic Ocean, E coast), 75 mls NE of Tampa (Gulf of Mexico, W coast). 210 mls NW of Miami and its international airport. 18 mls S of downtown Orlando and 15 mls S of Orlando international airport). It is Built on a flat area, not much of it above sea level, which was originally swamp and citrus groves. It is very verdant with trees and lots of water features, lakes and rivers.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

Nightlife includes Arabian Knights, Medeival Times and Capone's dinner shows. Many outlet shopping outlets can be found on highway 192 also known as Irlo Bronson Highway.
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The Kissimmee area offers recreational activities including golf, tennis, fishing, water sports, natural attractions, ecotourism and other many other leisure activities.

Also in close proximity is the exciting Kennedy Space Centre and learn everything about our travels in space. During the NASA bus tour, you will visit the Saturn V Exhibition and the Observation Gantry where you can also take pictures of the shuttle launch pads. With a little luck, you might even see a space shuttle there! After the bus tour, sit back and enjoy an IMAX movie, or stroll through a real-size space shuttle, look at a moon rock and have "space" ice cream. A day of fun for the whole family!

Nearly all of the major family attractions such as Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World and many others are all situated along a 20 mile stretch of Interstate 4 to the south of Orlando. Universal Studios is about 5 miles south of the city and Disney World is 20 miles south. Most of the hotels and tourist accommodations are located in the same general area.