{"id":698,"date":"2010-05-21T14:36:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T18:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcapones.com\/blog\/?p=698"},"modified":"2010-05-21T14:36:27","modified_gmt":"2010-05-21T18:36:27","slug":"spotlight-attraction-bok-tower-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcapones.com\/blog\/spotlight-attraction-bok-tower-gardens-698","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight Attraction: Bok Tower Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/boktowergardens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bok Tower Gardens<\/strong><\/a> is a <strong>National Historic Landmark<\/strong> located on <strong>Iron Mountain<\/strong>, one of the highest points on the Lake Wales Ridge, in <strong>Lakeland, Florida<\/strong>. <em>(Of course, being located in Florida, don\u2019t expect a real mountain.)<\/em> The acres of ferns, palms, oaks and pines create a backdrop of 1,000 shades of green for the seasonal bursts of magnolia blooms, azaleas, and camellias that form an ever-changing work of art.<strong><em> \u201cWindow by the Pond,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> a nature observatory on the edge of a pond, offers great views of the native birds, wildlife, butterflies, and wetland plants. A sign on the wall reminds visitors: <em>\u201cthis is nature\u2019s show not ours. No scheduled performances.\u201d<\/em> Clever!<\/p>\n<p>The 205-foot neo-Gothic and art deco <strong>Singing Tower Carillon<\/strong> is a unique experience.\u00a0 This bell tower, featuring 60 bells, is one of the world\u2019s greatest carillons.\u00a0 Concerts can be heard at 1pm and 3pm daily.\u00a0 The tower was designed by famed architect Milton B. Medary and ornately crafted by sculptor Lee Lawrie Milton.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a \u00be mile walking trail, the <strong>Pine Ridge Nature Preserve<\/strong> at Bok Tower Gardens gives visitors a chance to walk through this ecosystem and view many endangered plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. The variety of animals that live in the Garden emphasizes the symbiotic nature of all environmental areas. Initially having intentions of creating a bird sanctuary, founder Edward Bok would be proud that Bok Tower Gardens is listed on the <strong>Great Florida Birding Trail. <\/strong>Visit the gardens and look for the many endangered and threatened birds.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Did you know that \u2018bird watching\u2019 ranks as one of the top reasons why tourists come to Florida? Bird watching is the fastest-growing outdoor activity in the United States. Based on a survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 51.3 million Americans report that they watch birds.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Visit Central Florida and discover the beauty of our region and enjoy the great bird watching at Bok Tower Gardens!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pine Ridge Nature Preserve at Bok Tower Gardens gives visitors a chance to walk through this ecosystem and view many endangered plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,231],"tags":[305,306,307],"class_list":["post-698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight-orlando-attraction","category-worth-the-drive","tag-bok-tower-gardens","tag-great-florida-birding-trail","tag-pine-ridge-nature-preserve"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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