2 mi N
Bok Tower Gardens & Pinewood Estate
National Historic Landmark. 60-bell carillon, 1930s Mediterranean mansion, Olmsted gardens.
§ 7B · Within an hour
Ten day trips.
Lake Wales sits at the geographic center of the Florida peninsula. Everything worth seeing in Polk County — and a fair share of the state's best wild places — is inside an hour's drive.
5th St & N Wales Dr
Spook Hill
Local optical-illusion oddity. Free, always open.
Winter Haven · 18 mi NW
Legoland Florida
Theme park, water park, hotel.
14900 Camp Mack Rd · 15 mi E
Camp Mack River Resort
Airboats, cabins, marina on the Kissimmee chain.
440 S Airport Rd
Florida Skydiving Center
Tandem jumps over the Ridge.
9600 Canopy Oaks Dr, Lake Wales
Resort at Canopy Oaks
Glamping & RV resort on the Ridge.
Polk City · 30 mi NW
Fantasy of Flight
Vintage aviation museum.
Lakeland · 25 mi NW
Circle B Bar Reserve
1,267-acre preserve · alligators, sandhill cranes.
Okeechobee · 55 mi SE
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve
International Dark Sky park.
Bowling Green · 25 mi SW
Streamsong Resort
Two ranked links courses on reclaimed mine land.