Lakeland is home to several colleges and universities. Lakeland Linder International Airport is in Lakeland as is the corporate headquarters of Publix, a supermarket chain. European-American settlers arrived in Lakeland from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina in the 1870s.
Lakeland, located about 45 minutes east of Tampa and an hour southwest of Orlando, is a Central Florida destination offering family-friendly fun, stunning architecture, tourable farms and botanical gardens, and plenty of hiking and outdoor adventures in its parks and preserves.
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From botanical gardens and wildlife preserves to locally churned ice cream and Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, Lakeland is the unsuspecting Florida town that has a little something for everyone.
Things to see when you visit Lakeland, FL including Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, Safari Wilderness and Detroit Tigers Spring Training.
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