Lake Wales

Enjoy an 11-stop tour of Lake Wales, an historic town located in Polk County, Florida. The city of Lake Wales was established near the lake in 1911–1912, planned by the Lake Wales Land Company.

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Florida Stories walking tours are enjoyable both on foot and in the comfort of your own home. Designed as walking tours, our historical, location-based multimedia walks are available for locations around the state of Florida.

If you are taking the tour in person, the duration will be approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. Directions to your next stop are included.

Producer

Produced by Florida Humanities

Media Type

Web – Video – Audio