Insight Guides: Explore Orlando by Insight Guides

Author:Insight Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, USA
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2017-07-19T04:00:00+00:00

Strolling through colorful Leu Gardens

Willie J. Allen Jr/Visit Florida

In the center of the grounds is the Leu House Museum (museum tours 10am–3.30pm, closed in July). Dating from 1888, and filled with fine period furniture and household items, it offers an intriguing look at the Central Florida lifestyle through the four families who owned it. Family treasures among the interesting artifacts in the Leu House Museum are a mourning wreath made of human hair, a top hat made of beaver fur, a spool bed, an Oliver typewriter (predecessor to the Olivetti), and a morning glory gramophone that still plays. The property was purchased in 1936 by Harry P. Leu, a rich businessman, and he and his wife developed the gardens, donating it to the city in 1961.

Food and drink

Loch Haven Park lacks any restaurants or cafés, but the nearby Mills 50 District is loaded with pocket-friendly eateries including Black Rooster Taqueria, Hawkers, and Pig Floyd’s, a short drive away. The only on-site option for refreshment is the Subway sandwich shop at the Science Center. A few blocks past Harry P. Leu Gardens, East End Market food hall has several food purveyors and communal seating, plus the table-service ramen shop Domu.

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