Kia Center (formerly Amway Center)

The Write-Up

The full story

Kia Center is Orlando's big room on Church Street downtown, home of the Magic and the Solar Bears and the place the city gathers loudest. Guests call game nights electric, praise the views even from the cheapest seats, and point to the towering HD video board and the art woven through the concourses. Between basketball, hockey and major touring concerts, it runs as much on big-night energy as on whoever is playing.

District Story

The story of Downtown

A fort, a courthouse plat and a citrus boom built it. A name nobody can prove still runs it.

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Similar Feel

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Matched by vibe, not by neighborhood: the places across Greater Orlando closest in spirit to Kia Center (formerly Amway Center).

Dr. Phillips Center

Attractions · Downtown · $$$

Downtown on Magnolia Avenue, this glass performing arts center anchors Orlando's cultural life, and guests praise its sound first.

445 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL 32801

Lake Eola Park & Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain

Parks & outdoors · Downtown · $

Downtown's lake is the city's front porch, with swans, pedal boats, a lit fountain, and a shaded loop around the shore.

Lake Eola Park, 512 E Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801-1941

Main Event

Attractions · Pointe Orlando · $$

Bowling, laser tag, billiards, a ropes course and a big arcade fill one roof at Pointe Orlando, food lane-side and a full bar for groups.

9101 International Dr Ste 1032, Orlando, FL 32819

Orlando Science Center

Museums & landmarks · Loch Haven · $$

Loch Haven Park's hands-on museum is the real kind, all digging, building and touching rather than pressing buttons.

777 E Princeton St, Orlando, FL 32803

Dezerland Park Orlando

Attractions · International Drive · $$

Guests keep landing on the same word for this International Drive indoor complex: huge.

5250 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819

Fun Spot America

Attractions · International Drive · $$

Old-school midway the mega-parks left behind, family-owned since 1997, with White Lightning's wooden coaster and short lines, guests say.

5700 Fun Spot Way, Orlando, FL 32819

Keep Going

More in Downtown Orlando

Other places in Downtown Orlando, Local Picks first, then the closest to Kia Center (formerly Amway Center).

Fixtion Restaurant & Bar Local Pick

American · American Restaurant · $$

On Orange Avenue, comfort food and huge comfy booths early, club energy after dark, shape-shifting through the day.

15 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801

Wall Street Plaza Local Pick

Nightlife & music · Entertainment District · $$

One downtown block holds the whole crawl: eight bars and patios that, on a big night, turn into a single street party.

25 Wall St, Orlando, FL 32801

Elixir Kitchen and Bar Local Pick

Bars & lounges · Bar · $$

A rustic-hip gastropub in one of downtown's original buildings, and very much the neighborhood's spot.

9 W Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801

Crepe Delicious

Sweets · Dessert · $$

A cosy little crêperie on Church Street downtown, where thin, golden crepes arrive stuffed with fresh, flavorful fillings.

55 W Church St, Orlando, FL

Kres Chophouse

Fine dining & steak · Steakhouse · $$$$

Out of a 1930s Church Street landmark downtown, this steakhouse stays elegant and polished with its original architecture intact.

Kres Chophouse, 17 Church St W, Orlando, FL 32801-3301

Cuban American Cafe

Latin & Caribbean · Cuban · $

Tucked inside a downtown credit union on Central Boulevard, a no-frills, family-run spot regulars call the real deal.

135 W Central Blvd Ste 160, Orlando, FL 32801