The town of Celebration in Orlando, Florida, is more than a town created my Disney. In fact you could be forgiven for thinking that it has nothing to do with Disney. It is pretty much like any other town, it has a bank, town hall, school, sheriff and shops & restaurants. It is laid out different from other communities and a lot of though has gone into the planning of the streets and buildings. Most of the people you see on Celebration are just driving around admiring the many diverse styles and designs of the homes.

There a few restrictions at Celebration, for instance, you wont find any short term rentals here, all the properties have to be "lived in". They can be bought to rent out to long term tenants though.

Market Street is where most of the shops and restaurants are there are many themed shops such as Sherlocks of Celebration, tea rooms, they advertise "Fine wine, tea and coffee, light lunches and gourmet pastries." There is a Starbucks with it usual offerings, a great place to sit outside and watch the world go by. The Market Street area is also where most events take place, in the holiday season, around Christmas time there is nightly "Snow Falls" on Market street. You can take a ride in a horse and carriage or visit Santa in his grotto.

Most Sunday Mornings there is a Farmer's Market, where you can buy fresh produce. One time well worth a visit is again at the Holiday season when all the homes have the Christmas lights, there are some wonderful displays.

As for Hotels, there is one at present with a condo hotel in the pipeline. There is also a large lake in the square and a concrete deck with rocking chairs and sun shades. It is another great place to sit and relax. The lake does have alligators and there are warnings about feeding them. You can see turtles and fish in the waters edge.

Celebration is a great place to visit.