Top rated Museums in Orlando, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

American Ghost Adventures #1 rated and longest running ghost tour in the area

Tour agency

👍👍 We are moderately experienced paranormal investigators who like to take the local ghost walks wherever we travel. This is the first tour I've come across that actually tailors your tour. When booking, I was asked if I wanted more history, investigation time, etc. We had a great time with our guide M...

4.90 (572 reviews) (~0.3 km from centre)

Wycliffe Discovery Center

Learning center

Museum with interactive features, games & displays exploring the history & science of the Bible.

4.90 (40 reviews) (~22.49 km from centre)

Corporal Larry E. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum

Museum

👍👍 I have been there in years past due to the picture opportunity while participating in the Tour Of Honor. However, this was the first time I arrived during opening hours. While this is a Vietnam museum and I joined the Army in 1983, looking at the vehicles on displayed brought back a flood of emotion...

4.90 (31 reviews) (~20.96 km from centre)

Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum

Museum

Restored Spanish farmhouse with rustic details, whitewashed brickface & tended grounds.

4.80 (364 reviews) (~7.33 km from centre)

The Bunker

War museum

👍👍 What an awesome spot. We've been meaning to come for some time. Now we have and we will definitely be back. Such a great piece of history and it's totally donation based. The guy who runs it is super nice and I loved the bar filled with all the old timers

4.80 (211 reviews) (~20.94 km from centre)

Leu House Museum

Museum

👍👍 Beautiful! So much shade, lots of flowers and plenty of benches. The first Monday of the month is free.

4.80 (139 reviews) (~3.56 km from centre)

Holiday Joe

Museum

👍👍 I lived in that house from 1977-1983. Joe Williams was my step dad and he helped raise me as his own. I dreaded carrying all of the Christmas decorations down from the attic every year. One of those years, possibly 1980, was when a film crew from WESH NBC 2 came out for the first coverage of my dad’...

4.80 (127 reviews) (~22.93 km from centre)

Harry P Leu Gardens

Botanical garden

This 50-acre botanic garden & estate on Lake Rowena includes roses, camellias & a butterfly garden.

$ $$$

4.70 (4.7K reviews) (~3.79 km from centre)

Orange County Regional History Center

History museum

5-story museum focused on the history of Central Florida, with some interactive exhibits.

$ $$$

4.70 (829 reviews) (~0.15 km from centre)

Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens

Museum

Museum in a historic home showing sculptures & other work by Albin Polasek, plus Lake Osceola views.

$$ $$

4.70 (492 reviews) (~6.97 km from centre)

Art & History Museums of Maitland

Museum

Complex of charming buildings with art & local history displays, plus classes & special events.

4.70 (442 reviews) (~9.41 km from centre)

The Orlando Auto Museum

Museum

👍👍 So happy to see this mall that struggled for years turned into something awesome. I’m a big car enthusiast and since the pandemic it’s been a bummer not to be able to go to car shows. But this place here, wow! It was a dream come true for me. Seeing cars that I’ve only read about in history books,...

4.70 (339 reviews) (~10.63 km from centre)

Walt Disney Presents Gallery and Exhibits

Museum

History museum on the life of Walt Disney featuring photos, models, sketches & a short documentary.

4.70 (211 reviews) (~27.2 km from centre)

Wells'Built Museum of African American History & Culture

Museum

👍👍 I went to this Museum on my birthday & let me say, it was an amazing experience. The history that’s in this museum is eye opening. I believe anyone that is of color or would love to learn more about African American culture and history, this is the museum for you. You will not just get the informati...

4.70 (206 reviews) (~0.74 km from centre)