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Attractions near Lake Helen

38 mi from Lake Helen, Universal Studios Florida leads the list

About 9.5M people a year visit Universal Studios Florida. None of our places to visit is inside Lake Helen; 49 are within 40 miles. On the list: 25 museums, 8 theme parks and 4 stadiums & arenas, among others. Walt Disney World Resort, 47 mi away, is the best-known day out.

Attractions nearby
86
within 60 miles
The big one
47 mi
Walt Disney World Resort
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
5
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 47 mi southwest

Walt Disney World Resort

Resort and entertainment complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The map view

At the edge of the map sits Icon Park, 40 mi out.

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Orange: Lake Helen. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The whole list for Lake Helen

You will find all 86 within 60 miles.

Earffel Tower

Landmark · 48 mi southwest · read 13K times a year on Wikipedia

Faux water tower at Walt Disney Studios Park and formerly at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Lake Helen → · Lake Helen’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Walt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0 · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Windover Archaeological Site: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Inter&Co Stadium: Porsche997SBS, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Bill White, Public domain · Gatorland: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Sugarloaf Mountain: Lithium6ion at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Universal's Volcano Bay: NBCUniversal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · WonderWorks: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ocala National Forest: Sandra Friend, Public domain · Motorsports Hall of Fame of America: WillRStroh97, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marineland of Florida: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Discovery Cove: Michael Lowin (Mlowin), CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Space Mirror Memorial: Seth Buckley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Earffel Tower: Derek Hatfield from Peterborough, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Matanzas National Monument: Saginaw66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Splendid China: Pat David from Mobile, AL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Blue Spring State Park: Rizka, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Silver Springs: NeilEvans, Public domain · Florida Citrus Tower: The shyguy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Playalinda Beach: User:JohnWalton031954, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boardwalk and Baseball: Florida Memory, Public domain · Dezerland Park Orlando: ArtegonMarketplace, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Eola Park: OrlandoThings.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ponce de Leon Inlet Light: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Anastasia Island: JRetherfordHunter, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Canaveral National Seashore: Joneboi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Astronaut Hall of Fame: Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 · Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens: Zrowny, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Town: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harry P. Leu Gardens: (Ebyabe), CC BY 2.5 · Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mary McLeod Bethune Home: Lvklock, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Orlando Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orlando Science Center: Marc Averette (talk), CC BY-SA 1.0 · Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum: Bubba73 (You talkin' to me?), (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daytona Lagoon: Gamweb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daytona Beach Boardwalk: Leon Robinson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dunlawton Plantation and Sugar Mill: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Museum of Arts and Sciences: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · The Oasis Exhibits: Trifonneke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Appleton Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Orange County Regional History Center: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · American Police Hall of Fame & Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Space Museum: Gary Blakeley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Zora Neale Hurston Museum of Fine Arts: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aladdin Theater: Fl295 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Central Florida Railroad Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Florida Carriage Museum & Resort: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marine Science Center: User: (WT-shared) Gamweb at wts wikivoyage, Public domain · Mount Dora Center for the Arts: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rollins Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Mennello Museum of American Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · African American Museum of the Arts: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · DeLand House Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Florida Agricultural Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Halifax Historical Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Art - DeLand, Florida: Lisa Habermehl, Director of Marketing, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of the Apopkans: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Smyrna Museum of History: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Silver River Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Welaka National Fish Hatchery: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Well'sbuilt Hotel: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Winter Park Historical Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Arboretum of the University of Central Florida: User:Nemesis63, Public domain · Leesburg Heritage Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Dora History Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5

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