...........................................................................................Fun Adventures
Fun Adventures
Suggestion #1
Day 1:
Spend the day at historic Cypress
Gardens in Winter Haven. Stroll through
beautiful gardens, watch the famed
water-ski show, enjoy more than
35 rides, including the vintage 1963
Starliner roller coaster. Cool off in
Splash Island Water Park. (Seasonal)
Cypress Gardens days and hours vary
with season.
Day 2:
Visit Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales
where lush gardens surround the
signature 205-foot tower housing a
60-bell carillon. Don’t miss the afternoon
recital. Hike the Ridge Path. Tour
Pinewood Mansion. Take a picnic or
enjoy lunch at the onsite Blue Palmetto
Café or dine at nearby historic Chalet
Suzanne Restaurant and Country Inn.
Discover family fun in
Central Florida’s Polk County.
In this place of contrasts, you can ride a roller coaster, float above
the Florida wilderness in a hot air balloon, skydive over Lake Wales,
skim across alligator-inhabited waters on an airboat, have a picnic in
a serene garden or cruise through a chain of lakes. Whether you’re a
theme park enthusiast, art or nature lover, or history buff, you’ll have
plenty to see and do in Central Florida’s Polk County.
Tip from the Local s …
Take in a movie or live performance
at the historic Polk Theatre in
Lakeland. Built as a vaudeville/movie
palace in 1928, the Polk Theatre is
one of only a few atmospheric
theaters in existence today.
View from an airboat tour.
Splash Island Water Park
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