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Stopping Over at the Town of Murals -- Downtown Lake Placid Florida by:Mark Whichard

Also known as the Caladium Capital of the World, the historical Lake Placid is yet another perfect place to visit when you are in Florida. It is offering every visitor with scenic views and distinct boutiques and shops showcasing unique clothing, arts, crafts, gifts and antiques. Specifically located in the South Central Florida, this small district named Lake Placid now has over forty murals that embellish every building structure in the town, making it the "Town of Murals".

Overview of what is within the Downtown Lake Placid

Unique boutiques and shops -- To the locales, the Downtown Lake Placid is thought of as the Uptown, where everyone, including tourists is given the privilege to shop for unique items and goods from the unique stores and shops surrounding the vicinity of the town.

Clean ambiance -- Aside from beauty, another best thing about Lake Placid is its maintained clean ambiance. This is one factor that augments the beauty of the place. What make cleanliness possible in here are the unique and urbane trash containers that are strewn around the town.

Clown Replicas -- Another surprising view that would surely capture your interest when you are inside the downtown Lake Placid encompasses the fence with more the twenty-five clowns in which the majority are replicas, residing in Lake Placid. What makes the town obtain more clowns per capita is the Toby's Clown School, making the town better than any other towns in Florida. Toby's Town School was founded in the year 1993 by Keith Stokes, also known as "Toby".

Historical Museums - the Museum is freely accessible by the public from Mondays thru Saturday from 1:30 to 3:30 in the afternoon. Here you can get a chance to witness several remarkable items as such with turn-of-the-century clothing and antique furnishing.

The Caladium Festival is yet another major highlight of Lake Placid, which obtains a lot of visit from different people in and out of the state. In connection to this reality, Lake Placid celebrates one of its major annual events called the Caladium Festival, happening every August, particularly held in the last full weekend. The festival showcases a wonderful opportunity for anyone to witness various caladium fields and grab a share of caladium crafts offered.

Water resources as such with the wonderful beaches are surrounding in Florida, also responsible for attracting visitors to stay. And this is true in Lake Placid. As a matter of fact, more than morals and caladium, the Lake placid also offers every tourist twenty-nine freshwater lakes where anyone can enjoy fishing, waterskiing, boating and do a lot more of exciting water activities. Such is just one great reason as to why Lake Placid obtains countless visits, especially from the hikers.

About the author

Mark and Susan Whichard are Orlando tourism experts and write frequently about attractions in and around Orlando.

He and his wife Susan are the proprietors of Orlando's Finest Vacation Homes and you can get great deals on Orlando Vacation Homess at this website http://www.orlandosfinest.com




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