Things to do and ways to save in orlando

For Universal, a single-day park-to-park pass starts at $164, a savings of $54 on single-park admission. If you crave some nightlife at Universal CityWalk, go after 6 p.m., when parking is

free. For SeaWorld, a single-day, two-park ticket is $124.99, a savings of around $55 off two single-day, single-park visits. Unlimited visits at all Seaworld’s Florida parks for 14

consecutive days cost $219.99, including free parking. DOWNTOWN AND NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS There will come a time when you’re all theme-parked out. Downtown Orlando, and its nearby 

neighborhoods, is the answer. About 18 miles from Walt Disney World, it’s worth a day trip or two. Urban Orlando is known for its museums, green spaces and performing arts center. Right in

the center of downtown, 43-acre Lake Eola Park is a magnet for people watching and has a wonderful path circling the waterway where you can get some exercise while observing the resident

swans and ducks. On Saturdays, the park is packed for the weekly farmers market (complete with a lively beer garden), but it’s lovely anytime for a leisurely almost-mile-long, round-the-lake

walk or to catch a concert or play in the Walt Disney Amphitheater. Sidewalks are easy to navigate with a wheelchair or walker, and even the swan paddleboats that you can rent to venture

out into the water for a closer view of the towering fountain are wheelchair accessible. The park has plenty of shaded benches and a Chinese pagoda for escaping the sun, too. Nearby in 

Thornton Park, boutique shops, neighborhood bars and Craftsman-style bungalows reign supreme.   ART/MUSEUMS Loch Haven Cultural Park, near downtown Orlando, is a great place to spend the

day. Start out with the eclectic Orlando Museum of Art, which got its start in 1924. Afterward, walk across the street to visit the Mennello Museum of American Art for traditional and

contemporary American art. You’ll need to hop back in your car to get to the Smithsonian-affiliated Orange County Regional History Center, in the heart of downtown, which offers a

surprisingly fascinating look at 12,000 years of Florida’s heritage. Both art museums offer complimentary wheelchairs, and the History Center is ADA compliant. Tantalized by Tiffany? You

won’t want to miss the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park for the world’s largest collection of works by the master glass and jewelry designer Louis Comfort Tiffany.

The museum makes wheelchairs available. And just out the door is beautiful Park Avenue, a café- and park-lined street that might make you feel like you’re in Europe for a spell. Nearby, the

Albin Polask Museum & Sculpture Gardens houses works by the famous Czech sculptor and has beautiful lakefront grounds to stroll.  WAYS TO SAVE: Orlando Museum of Art offers those 60-plus

tickets for $12, a savings of $8. Visitors 60 and up pay $4 at Mennello, $1 off. The History Center offers those 55 and up $1 off the regular $8 ticket. If you visit The History Center on

the third Thursday of the month admission is free from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for everyone. Also, all of the outdoor sculptures at Mennello can be enjoyed for free anytime. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT The

multitheater, glass-walled Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, in the heart of downtown, presents everything from opera and ballet to Broadway shows and outdoor festivals.

Wheelchair-accessible seats are available. WAYS TO SAVE: One of the coolest free events is the Creative City Project, held the third week of October in downtown Orlando. More than 1,000

artists perform, including ballerinas, rappers and street artists. Plus, there are large-scale art installations.