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Attractions near The Villages

From The Villages, 23 mi to Sugarloaf Mountain

Visitors to The Villages can choose from 11 museums, a mountain and a national forest. Nothing on our list is inside The Villages; the 16 places to visit are within 40 miles. Allow a day for Walt Disney World Resort, 45 mi off.

Attractions nearby
77
within 60 miles
The big one
45 mi
Walt Disney World Resort
Big draws
4
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 45 mi southeast

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

Where each one is

The outermost point is Blue Spring State Park, at 40 mi.

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

Everything nearby

Full list of places

77 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.

Earffel Tower

Landmark · 46 mi southeast · read 13K times a year on Wikipedia

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

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Old Town

Theme park · 49 mi southeast

Amusement park and outdoor shopping mall located in Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida, United States.

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

Parks and trails in The Villages → · The Villages’ 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 · Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: The original uploader was Hughs at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0 · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Inter&Co Stadium: Porsche997SBS, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Weeki Wachee Springs: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ocala National Forest: Sandra Friend, Public domain · WonderWorks: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Motorsports Hall of Fame of America: WillRStroh97, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fantasy of Flight: Valder137, CC BY 2.0 · Discovery Cove: Michael Lowin (Mlowin), CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Earffel Tower: Derek Hatfield from Peterborough, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Devil's Den: Eric Beach, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paynes Prairie: Ebyabe, 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 · Boardwalk and Baseball: Florida Memory, Public domain · Florida Citrus Tower: The shyguy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dezerland Park Orlando: ArtegonMarketplace, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Eola Park: OrlandoThings.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Florida Museum of Natural History: WillMcC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Harry P. Leu Gardens: (Ebyabe), CC BY 2.5 · Old Town: Miosotis Jade, 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 · Hippodrome State Theatre: 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 · Harn Museum of Art: WillMcC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kanapaha Botanical Gardens: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Orange County Regional History Center: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: Todd Van Hoosear, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Polk Theatre: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Zora Neale Hurston Museum of Fine Arts: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brooksville Railroad Depot Museum: 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 · 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 · Explorations V Children's Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hollis Garden: VisitCentralFL, CC BY 2.0 · Micanopy Historical Society 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 · 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 · Archer Historical Society Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Hawthorne Historical Museum and Cultural Center: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Leesburg Heritage Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Dora History Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0

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