Mount Dora Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Lake County, Florida, United States
About Mount Dora
Mount Dora has been nicknamed "The New England of the South", "The City of Parks", "Antique City", and "The Festival City". EvenMoney Magazineseemed enthused, naming Mount Dora in their "Top Places to Live Today". With a population of around 12,000, it still holds a small town appeal, but provides many options in shopping, restaurants, and things to do and see. In Mount Dora's early history, citrus was its major industry and even though you can still get a glorious whiff of the fragrant white blossom of the orange tree in springtime, as tourism has grown in importance, the relative importance of citrus has decreased. Mount Dora was the primary setting of the 1981 comedy filmHonky Tonk Freeway, a box-office flop, though trivia enthusiasts will enjoy the fact that the entire town was painted
Top Attractions in Mount Dora
Explore the best things to see and do in Mount Dora:
- ★Beaver Air Tours (Lake Country Air Service)
- ★Central Florida Glides Segway Tours
- ★Modernism Museum
- ★Mount Dora Center for the Arts
- ★Mount Dora Community Building
- ★Mount Dora History Museum
- ★Rock Springs Run State Preserve
- ★Rusty Anchor Boat Tours
Where to Eat in Mount Dora
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Copa Cabana Cuban Cafe
- 🍴Fifth Avenue Streatery
- 🍴Las Palmas
- 🍴Olive Branch Grille
- 🍴Prices Rising
- 🍴The Frog and Monkey
Where to Stay in Mount Dora
- 🏨Lakeside Inn
- 🏨Magnolia Inn
- 🏨Mount Dora Historic Inn
- 🏨The Grandview
Mount Dora Travel Guide Sections
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