For art lovers, casual festival-goers and families, nothing compares to the Mount Dora Art Festival.

Scheduled for Feb. 4-5, 2012, the 37th Annual Mount Dora Arts Festival is one of the one of the largest in the state with about 285 artists from all over the world.

With its downtown streets lined with New England architectural, this hilly destination overlooks the breathtaking view of Lake Dora. Besides some fine dining opportunities and unique boutiques for shopping, downtown Mount Dora features vintage train rides, sunset cruises and horse-drawn carriage rides.