In a state where most tourists head straight for the famed roller coasters, beaches, and bustling cities, Bok Tower Gardens offers something increasingly rare in Florida: stillness. Tucked into a ...

Skye Sherman is a writer with more than nine years of experience covering travel, lifestyle, and all things Florida. As a (rare) fourth-generation Floridian, she has intimate knowledge of America's ...

Bok Tower Gardens has appointed Miles Arnott as its new president and CEO. Arnott, the sixth director in the attraction's history, previously worked at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina. Arnott ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The University of Michigan’s iconic Burton Memorial Tower has gone quiet for the summer. Work started last week to replace the 30 clappers of the Charles Baird Carillon’s ...

The bells at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales don't just ring — they tell a story. A story that begins thousands of miles away with Edward Bok, a young immigrant searching for opportunity. Bok arrived ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Since 1942, the Deeds Carillon has served its purpose as a gift to the community from Edith Walton Deeds, wife of Dayton industrialist Col. Edward A. Deeds. In the northeastern ...

Nothing about this place feels like the Florida most people expect. You drive through Lake Wales thinking you’re heading toward another garden or historic attraction. Then the tower rises above the ...

David Price, the president and CEO of Bok Tower Gardens, has announced his retirement effective in June. Price has worked at the Lake Wales attraction for nearly 40 years, starting as director of ...

If you need a pause from Florida’s rush, there’s a ridge in Lake Wales where everything shifts into a slower key. At 1151 Tower Boulevard, the gardens open wide over orange groves, their paths shaded ...