Think of Orlando and the picture of an iconic, cheerful mouse is sure to come to mind. Disney World not only sprawls across hundreds of acres of land in Lake Buena Vista, located in Orlando's southwest, its impact on Orlando tourism has been even more sweeping. If not for the explosion of Disney World, perhaps neighboring mega-parks like Universal Studios and SeaWorld may never have been born.

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Apopka/Winter Garden

Fun Apopka fact: Apopka's mayor, John Land, has served for more than 50 years, making him the longest serving mayor in the country. Largely an agricultural community, Apopka still retains many of the... more neighborhoods

History

Florida's history stretches back to the 1500s. On Easter Day in 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon came ashore at what is now St. Augustine in the northeast corner of the state. What Ponce de Leon...

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