Besides being the location of the nation's second largest convention center, Orlando's world-famous attractions Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, SeaWorld Orlando and its newest water park Aquatica and Discovery Cove are all a short distance away. Also, located on International Drive Area are other attractions and entertainment such as: Pointe Orlando, WonderWorks, Fun Spot Action Park, Ripley's Believe It Or Not Orlando Odditorium and Pirate's Cove Mini Golf. These attractions are a 10 to 15 minute drive from the Disney area and 5 to 10 minutes from Universal Orlando. Most appeal to special interests, but one is free (the Peabody Ducks' show) and another, Wet 'n Wild, is in a class that includes WDW's top two water parks: Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.

Peabody Ducks
One of the best shows in town, this is short but sweet, and above all free. The Peabody Orlando's five mallards march into the lobby each morning. This is accompanied by John Philip Sousa's King Cotton March and their own red-coated duck master. They get to spend the day splashing in a marble fountain. Then in the afternoon, they march back to the elevator and up to their 4th-floor penthouse.
 
Ripley's Believe It or Not
If you crave for crave weird science or are a fan of the bizarre, you'll find lots of oddities over here. Among the hundreds of exhibits: a two-headed kitten, a five-legged cow, a three-quarter-scale model of a 1907 Rolls-Royce made of 1 million matchsticks, a mosaic of the Mona Lisa created from toast, torture devices from the Spanish Inquisition, a Tibetan flute made of human bones, and Ubangi women with wooden plates in their lips are some of the prominent ones.

Whether you just need to shop for a forgotten item or you simply need to visit a mall the International Drive Area offers a myriad of specialty shops and outlet malls. So, whether you're a bargain hunter or you demand major-labels, you'll be able to shop until you drop.

Wet ‘n Wild  is America's third most popular water park.  In 2007, Brain Wash, a militiaperson tube ride with a 53-foot drop, areas of total darkness, and advanced special effects that includes video projection and special lighting were added to the line-up of thrills. Disco H20 is an enclosed flume ride where a four-passenger raft sends you flying through the sights and sounds of the '70s, complete with mirrored lights and disco tunes blasting in the background, debuted in 2005.