Winter Park, FL Tourist Attractions

The Morse Museum of American Art houses the most comprehensive collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany found anywhere. The museum was founded in 1942; the Tiffany collection was rescued from an estate sale in 1957. A major collection of American decorative arts from the late-19th and early-20th century and American paintings from the same period are displayed at the Morse Museum.

Located on the campus of Rollins College, Cornell Fine Arts Museum houses a collection of more than 6000 objects. There are American and European paintings, sculpture and decorative arts ranging from the Renaissance and Baroque periods to the 20th century. Some of the collection's highlights include Cosimo Rosselli's "Madonna & Child Enthroned," c.1480, the "Europa Crowned by Genius," c.1640 by Pietro Liberi and Henry Moore's "Reclining Figure," 1982. The museum also host temporary traveling exhibitions and other educational programs like lectures, films and workshops.

View the work of internationally known Czech-American sculptor, Albin Polasek. The Residence, Galleries, Chapel and Gardens were opened to the public in 1961.Albin Polasek created more than four hundred works during his career, two hundred of these are currently on museum property.

The Winter Park Historical Museum is located in the historic Farmers' Market building, where the Winter Park railroad station was once located. The museum displays memorabilia depicting the city's roots including photographs, school exhibits. documents and clothing.

Scenic Boat Tours on Lake Osceola provides narrated cruises past many of Winter Park's lavish private homes, lakeside estates and historic landmarks.