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The tour begins in the downtown area, continues to six locations in the city’s government center, and finishes with residential areas before returning to City Hall. A full walking tour, led by a docent, is available by appointment.…
Florida Southern College is home to architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s largest collection of structures for one client in the world. Tours featuring the architecture go out daily. For more information, please visit our website at: https://www.flsouthern.edu/frank-lloyd-wright/home.aspx Shopping at…
Frostproof Historical Society’s downtown walking tour features six buildings by renowned Tampa architect M. Leo Ellion. The tour is approximately 1.5 miles and features 51 buildings. Guided tours are available by appointment. Contact Bea Reifeis at (863) 635-2523…
Gene Leedy, a founding father of the “Sarasota school” of architecture, chose to make Winter Haven his home in 1954 when commissioned that year to build the Sparrow House. It was his first work in the quiet Polk…
This guided tour is offered at 6pm on second Tuesdays of each month from September-April. Take a stroll around the Lake Mirror promenade while delving into Lakeland’s History with LuAnn Mims, Special Collections Librarian, Lakeland Public Library. You…
Experience the legacy of former slave Lawrence Brown who became a self-taught, highly successful business leader. The Historic L.B. Brown House is owned and operated by the Neighborhood Improvement Corporation of Bartow, Inc (NIC), a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3)…
Located along the highland ridge of Lake Wales, Florida, the Lake Wales History Museum is a historical museum housed in the town’s original Mediterranean-style 1928 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad station, which is listed on the National Register of…
Join Polk County History Center staff on alternating tours of Oak Hill Cemetery, and the Evergreen and Palm Cemeteries. They serve as the earliest cemeteries in Bartow, and each site is home to pioneering families and legendary leaders.…
Historically, Polk has been the epicenter for the citrus industry, shipping hundreds of thousands of crates annually. To honor this citrus tradition, the Citrus Label Tour was created. This driving tour, which is a partnership between the Florida…