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Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL

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Bok Tower Gardens

Stroll Olmsted-designed gardens on a Florida hilltop and listen to the 60-bell carillon ring from the 205-foot Singing Tower.

1151 Tower Blvd · Lake Wales, FL

About Bok Tower Gardens

Bok Tower Gardens sits on Iron Mountain, one of the highest points of peninsular Florida, with gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. in the 1920s. The 205-foot Singing Tower rises over the grounds and holds a 60-bell carillon whose music carries across the gardens. Garden admission also covers the 3.5-mile Pine Ridge Preserve trail, and the grounds include the Hammock Hollow Children's Garden. A docent-led tour of the El Retiro estate is a separate ticket.

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