Best Orlando Rainy Day Escapes

When an afternoon thunderstorm hits Orlando, this guide keeps residents and visitors busy indoors. The picks cluster along International Drive and near Universal, around downtown Orlando, and in Maitland.

SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium at ICON Park has Florida's only 360-degree ocean tunnel, with sharks and sea turtles gliding overhead. The Enzian Theater in Maitland serves dinner and drinks at your seat during indie films and cult classics. Blue Swan Boulders near downtown provides shoes and routes graded from easy to brutal, so no experience is needed. For families, WonderWorks packs more than 100 hands-on exhibits into its upside-down building, and iFly lets anyone 3 and up try freefall in a wind tunnel. The Kitty Beautiful, the Orange County Regional History Center and Andretti Indoor Karting add more options. Book kart sessions early on rainy weekends, and reserve ahead at The Kitty Beautiful.