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JoeH
Dec 25, 2018Explorer III
femailyetti wrote:
Bok Tower gardens in Lake Wales. This has a Bell tower and a mansion decorated for Christmas
https://boktowergardens.org/
then go for some cheap pizza at Big Tonys Piza in Hainse city of Hgway 27, tell them the hippie that drives the old cars sent you lol
Lake Louisa State Park on 27 just south of 50 has a couple of lakes and hiking, also horse trail area.
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/lake-louisa-state-park
stay at Colt Creek state park has all new area for camping in polk county.
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/colt-creek-state-park
then stop at the Red Top pit stop in for food down the street.
https://www.facebook.com/The-Red-Top-Pit-Stop-359448234123465/
Wekki Wachee for the mermaids north of Tampa, and say hello to the mer people.
https://weekiwachee.com/
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when in Orlando do Cecils BBQ just south of Michigan and Orange Ave, tell them their alarm guy Theron sent you.
http://www.cecilsbbq.com/
IF YOU ARE VEGAN then the Little Saigon area on 50 and Bumby in Orlando you can do the Luvan Hut, also many tie and Vietnamese restaurants there to try. tell the loving hut guys the alarm guy Theron says hello
https://lovinghut.us/orlando/
on that corner of 50 and Bumby is a grocery store where you can buy live ells, frogs, SOME assorted live fish, and a few other live things
in Orlando visit the Morse gallery for some nice stained glass. and then walk down Park Ave for some upscale shops and dining.
http://www.morsemuseum.org/
fyi- the mermaid show at Weeki Wachee is closed until mid-March for renovations to the performance theatre.
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