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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bartow

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bartow, Florida

Updated May 2, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Bartow

Bartow, Florida

Wonder House

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

Bartow, Florida

Grave of 'America's Oldest Man'

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

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Lakeland, Florida

'Child of the Sun' Campus

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

11 miles from Bartow

Winter Haven, Florida

Jack Browns Seaplane Base

The world's 2nd or 3rd or 4th busiest seaplane base.

12 miles from Bartow

Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland Antique Mall

Home to one of the best collections of Disney World memorabilia in the world.

15 miles from Bartow

Lake Wales, Florida

Spook Hill

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

16 miles from Bartow

Lake Wales, Florida

Bok Tower Gardens

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

16 miles from Bartow

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