Best Of 2025

Since the United States Tennis Association's National Campus in Lake Nona opened to the public back in 2017, scores of the world's top tennis players have either trained at or called this sprawling 100-court facility home. And for tennis (or Tennis Channel) junkies, there's no better place in town to bump into the sport's greats — 2023 U.S. Open and reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff, for example, or 2025 Australian Open winner Madison Keys. You'll also see the country's top men's players, like Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton, smacking balls at the campus. Best of all, Central Florida residents can experience a brush with tennis fame while enjoying a free 30-minute session with a certified teaching pro. Just remember to keep your eye on the ball.

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Best of Orlando 2025: City Life

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Neighborhoods, local treasures, trends, secrets and civics!

1st Place: Lake House Apartments, lakehouseapartmentsorlando.com

2nd Place: The Ivy Residences at Health Village, theivyorlando.com

3rd Place: The Gallery at Mills Park, thegalleryatmillspark.com

1st Place: ette hotel, ettehotels.com

2nd Place: The Alfond Inn, thealfondinn.com

3rd Place: The Wellborn, thewellbornorlando.com

1st Place: Best Real Estate Company

2nd Place: Best Paddleboard Company

3rd Place: Best Bathroom

1st Place: Runway to Hope Spring Soiree, runwaytohope.org

2nd Place: White Party, Guys With Ties Philanthropy, guyswithties.org

3rd Place: Paws in the Park, secure.qgiv.com/event/2026pawsinthepark

1st Place: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, drphillipscenter.org

2nd Place: Rosen Shingle Creek, rosenshinglecreek.com

3rd Place: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, feedhopenow.org

1st Place: Cypress Cove Nudist Resort, cypresscoveresort.com

2nd Place: The Corner Gallery, thecorner.gallery

3rd Place: Alaska Farms, alaskafarmsorlando.com

1st Place: Orlando Fringe, orlandofringe.org

2nd Place: Paws in the Park, secure.qgiv.com/event/2026pawsinthepark

3rd Place: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, wpsaf.org

1st Place: Pulse Mural at LGBT Center, thecenterorlando.org

2nd Place: Tiger Mural, Hammered Lamb (RIP), thehammeredlamb.com

3rd Place: Mayor LuLu the Cat, The Falcon, linktr.ee/thefalconbar

1st Place: Mills 50

2nd Place: Ivanhoe Village

3rd Place: Thornton Park/South Eola