ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

Florida Skydiving Center
440 South Airport Road • Lake Wales, FL 33859
863-678-1003
This skydiving center is the place to be whether you are an experienced jumper on your 10,000th jump, on your first tandem skydive, or want to learn how to skydive through their Accelerated Freefall Program. more... map
Spook Hill
Located on North Wales Drive
863-678-4182
One of the best known attractions in Florida, this mystery of nature attracts thousands of visitors each year and will thrill both adults and children as the car you are riding in, while in neutral, is pulled uphill by invisible forces which defy the laws of gravity.

Historic Bok Sanctuary (circa 1922)
1151 Tower Boulevard • Lake Wales, FL 33853
863-676-1408
A National Historic Landmark, this beautiful sanctuary was a gift in 1929 from Dutch immigrant Edward Bok in appreciation for the opportunities he had been given as an American. Inspired by the dramatic vistas atop peninsular Florida’s highest point, he wanted to create a bird sanctuary. Bok hired famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. to transform the acreage into a beautiful woodland garden. Once the gardens began to take shape, Bok hired the finest artisans of the day to create a majestic marble and coquina belltower a 60-bell carillon. Today, it is a sanctuary for wildlife, plants and the human spirit. Also featured is Pinewood Estate, a 20-room Mediterranean Revival mansion. Historic Bok Sanctuary offers Florida’s most abundant opportunities for aesthetic, cultural and personal enrichment that inspire all who visit. Carillon recitals at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. daily. A nature preserve and trail, visitor center and museum, cafe and gift shop are also on site. more... map

Lake Wales Art Center
1099 State Road 60 East • Lake Wales, FL 33853
863-676-8426
A wide range of art exhibitions and concerts ranging from classical music to Broadway musicals are featured at this art center that also offers a variety of activities for adults and children such as workshops, music classes, lectures, and visual arts. The center is located in a historic circa 1927 building that was originally built to house the Holy Spirit Catholic Church and is one of the most striking examples of Spanish Mission Style architecture in Florida. The building is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. more... map