By the time you get to Sanford, you’ll probably be champing at the bit to get to some of the best theme parks in the world or enjoy the sensational beaches that line both coasts here. Whatever brought you here, Sanford car rental opens up endless vacation possibilities.
Cities of fun
Orlando’s theme parks are like vast cities in themselves, occupying huge areas packed with rides, restaurants, hotels, forests, landscaped areas and entertainment hubs.
Walt Disney World Resort® - one of the first theme parks in the state – still boasts something for all the family. As well as the Magic Kingdom, with its famous castle, there’s also Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, all delivering a different experience. If you stay on site, you can usually get early or late access to the parks, a great way to avoid the lines.
Close by is Universal Orlando Resort™, which has rapidly expanded in recent years to incorporate Islands of Adventure™ and Volcano Bay™, its new water park. At Islands of Adventure™ you’ll find the hugely popular Wizarding World of Harry Potter™. Rides are generally more adventurous and thrilling at the Universal Parks, with the Disney parks catering for younger audiences. But you don’t have to choose – do them all.
There’s more beyond Orlando, of course. Take a trip to sensational Tampa, for Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, which combines exciting rides with unique animal encounters.
A peach of a beach
From Sanford you’re a mere hour’s drive away from Daytona Beach on Florida’s glamorous Atlantic Coast. It’s a place cut in two by a lagoon, with some of the city on the mainland and the rest on a barrier island.
The beaches here are the main lure - but race fans also come for NASCAR at the Daytona International Speedway track. There are museums galore here, plus you can drive down to the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. The visitor center is state-of-the-art, with shuttle launch simulations and plenty of interactive elements.
A touch of art
Beyond the theme parks, family restaurants and mega-malls, there’s also excellent museums for culture vultures to enjoy in this pocket of Florida. The Orlando Museum of Art houses pieces from around the world with great African art, modernism and modern American collections. Watercolors from famed American portrait painter John Singer Sargent are among the many highlights.
Fans of Tiffany jewelry will love the Charles Hosmer Museum of American Art, which has the best collection of its type in the world. Close to the lake, the more modest Mennello Museum of American Art focuses mostly on Earl Cunningham’s folk art work, but also plays hosts to tremendous traveling exhibitions.
The thrills and spills of the theme parks, the lure of the sunny coastline, the shopping, museums, zoos and everything in-between – once you arrive here, Florida is your oyster. Book car rental in Sanford to squeeze the most out of your vacation.
