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Peabody & Waldorf Astoria
Orlando Doesn't Have to be All Mickey Mouse!
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off I-4 in old-time Central Florida towns like Cypress Gardens, Lakeland, and Bartow. In historic Bartow stop for lunch or afternoon tea with freshly baked scones at The Stanford Inn, a stunning 1906 mansion with a broad wooden porch and rockers, modern pool, six antique-furnished rooms with individual baths, and a terrific hot breakfast in the parlor. The next day, ride east 17 miles on SR 60 and visit Bok Tower Gardens, a National Historic Landmark, just outside Lake Wales. Like some mythical hillside giant the neo-Gothic 205-foot-tall “Singing Tower” is layered in pink Georgia marble and tan Florida coquina. The music from its 60-bell carillon peals over lush gardens and drifts down sloping orange groves. It is a remarkable site and a symbol of serene permanence to the fleeting traveler.
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