#1 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Solomon's Castle FL ~19.34 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Solomon's Castle Howard Solomon is soft-spoken man -- a sculptor with muscular arms and an unfinished high school education. "I hated school. My teachers told my parents I was borderline retarded." One day when he was 17 and his folks were at work, he ripped the back wall off their new suburban home and began adding on porch. "I found that I really enjoyed building things on a grand scale." Now Solomon's parents live in a back room of their son's home, which happens to be a castle in a Central Florida swamp.Solomon's Castle covers 12,000 square feet and stands (at the moment) three stories high. It's impossible to photograph in the blinding Florida sun, as Solomon has covered every exterior surface with discarded aluminum printing plates. The broad, sweeping brick walkway that leads to it is impressive... |
#2 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Family Fun Center 4825 S Florida Ave Lakeland FL - 863-644-1728 ~25.19 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Family Fun Center 4825 S Florida AveLakeland, FL 33813863-644-1728 |
#3 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Children's Museum Highlands 219 N Ridgewood Dr Sebring FL - 863-385-5437 ~26.35 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Children's Museum Highlands The Children's Museum of Highlands invites children to learn about the world around them through play. Interactive exhibits and "hands-on" displays include miniature supermarket, a bank, a television station and more. |
#4 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Sun 'n Fun Air Museum Po Box 6795 Lakeland FL - 863-644-0741 ~27.02 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Sun 'n Fun Air Museum Attraction type: Specialty museum, Transportation museumhttp://www.sun-n-fun.org/Address: 4175 Medulla RoadLakeland, FL 33807Tel: 863-644-0741 |
#5 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Lego Land SR 540 at US 27 Winter Haven FL - 800-282-2123 ~27.19 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Lego Land Florida's original theme park. Cypress Gardens offers a beautiful botanical garden, live entertainment, gorgeous Southern Belles and more than 40 rides and attractions, including six roller coasters. Cypress Garden's ride lineup includes the oldest roller coaster in Florida - The Starliner, an exciting out and back family wooden coaster - Triple Hurricane and dizzying fun on Galaxy Spin. The park also has a large collection of children's rides, a world-famous water ski show and Splash Island water park that is included with Cypress Gardens admission. |
#6 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Florida School of Preaching 1807 S Florida Ave Lakeland FL - 863-683-4043 ~28.07 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Florida School of Preaching http://www.fsop.net/ |
#7 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Copperhead Golf Club Lehigh Acres FL - 239-369-8200 ~28.19 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Copperhead Golf Club http://www.copperheadgc.com |
#8 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Southeastern College 1000 Longfellow Blvd Lakeland FL - 863-667-5000 ~28.34 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Southeastern College Southeastern University is a private, undergraduate and graduate institution of Christian higher education located in Lakeland, Florida in the USA. It was established in 1935 as a Bible college, and became a liberal arts college in 1970. The university was formerly known as South-Eastern Bible Institute (1935-1956), South-Eastern Bible College (1956-1977), and Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God (1977-2005). It is still affiliated with the Assemblies of God, a Protestant, Pentecostal denomination.In the 2009-10 academic year, enrollment totaled approximately 3,000 students; they represented 48 states and 40 foreign countries. Nearly 25 percent of the students are ethnic minorities. Students come from a variety of denominations, though approximately 32% are from an Assemblies of... |
#9 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Polk Community College 999 Avenue H NE Winter Haven FL - 863-297-1000 ~28.97 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Polk Community College Polk Community College is a community college located in Polk County, Florida. It was established in 1964. The main campus of the college is situated in Winter Haven. PCC enrolls more than 9,000 credit and over 8,000 non-credit students every year. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.PCC boasts of an active student life. It is home to several clubs and organizations for the overall development of its students. Some of these organizations are Phi Theta Kappa, Health Information Management Association and the Cultural Academic and Vocational Experience. |
#10 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Polk Museum of Art Lakeland ~28.97 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Polk Museum of Art Provides an emphasis on modern and contemporary, American and European decorative arts, Asian and pre-Columbian art. |
#11 of 11 Things To Do in Bowling Green Lakeland Civic Center Lakeland FL ~29.56 miles from Bowling Green city center Hotels Close to Lakeland Civic Center The Lakeland Center is an 8,178-seat multi-purpose arena in Lakeland, Florida. It is home to the Lakeland Thunderbolts indoor football team. The arena opened in November 1974 as the Civic Center. It was here where Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley was electrocuted. It gained its current name in June 1994. Many noteworthy performances have been held in the arena, including the opening show for The Rolling Stones 1978 US Tour, the opening show for U2's Zoo TV tour in 1992, and the May 21, 1977 show which makes up half of The Grateful Dead's archival live album release Dick's Picks Volume 29. |