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My Favorite Places and Vibes around Lakeland, Florida
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items Lakeland is my beloved city, and I want to share all of my favorite spots around town. This intro list features my favorite parks, dining spots, and memorable experiences you have to immerse yourself in if you ever plan a visit to Swan City. :)
I love the menu variety, the delicious food, and excellent customer service. You have to order their Cobb salad with the fried chicken...so delicious!
Our Menu | Smith's American Tavern in Downtown Lakeland, Florida
This place is my second living room. Killer drinks but an incredible, welcoming vibe...you'll feel right at home!!!
Z's Teas | Lakeland FL - Facebook
Pressed25 is my favorite coffee shop in Lakeland. They offer super delicious, sugar free coffees and beverages (you cant even tell its sugar free!). On top of that, its an adorable, inviting space that also sells goods from small local businesses. I ...
Pressed25 (@pressed25_lakeland) • Instagram photos and videos
If you are ever looking for a cozy, homey spot to enjoy a nice warm cup of coffee or tea, consider Hillcrest Coffee! This adorable shop is located in the heart of Dixieland and features really neat love music and entertainment each week.
Hillcrest Coffee: Lakeland Coffee Made with Love
Bandidas Bake Shop is my FAVORITE Lakeland bakery: The atmosphere is adorable, the customer service is incredible and their good is DELICIOUS. SERIOUSLY. I HIGHLY recommend their foccaccia sandwiches and hippie scones.
Bandidas Bake Shop
Lake Parker is one of my absolute favorite spots in Lakeland. As an old Florida lover, this quiet nature slice is super underrated for Florida tourists, but a silent gem for us regional folk. This free park sprawls for acres along Lake Parker. You'll...
Lake Parker
If you are looking for some incredible live music from local musicians and bands, Union Hall is the venue for you! This smaller scale venue hosts some really fun concerts and events throughout the year. Heck, if you're into indie rock, I HIGHLY recom...
Union Hall
Attention punk rock and alt folks: Please mark your calendar for Punk Rock Flea Market, the bi-annual punk rock music and art festival that happens in the heart of Lakeland, Florida. Expect gritty vendors selling rock and horror memorabilia, kick as...
Punk Rock Flea Market - Lakeland
Okay, so not a lot of people talk about Lakeland Highlands scrub, which is a damn shame. This 551 conservation area is one of the last protected areas of the historic Lakeland Ridge (the highest elevated part of Lakeland). This quiet preserve houses ...
Lakeland Highlands Scrub
Lakeland is known for our swans, thanks to Great Britain. If you want to spot our beautiful swans, you HAVE to visit Lake Morton!!! This quiet lake right outside of downtown not only houses our swans, but is a bird-watchers paradise. You'll also see ...
Lake Morton
Swan Brewing is my favorite watering hole in Lakeland. Situated right outside of downtown, with a beautiful lakefront view of Lake Wire, this has to be one of the most lively, yet laid-back spots here. If you're into locally brewed craft beers, Swan ...
Swan Brewing
Sweet Cup Cafe is not only one of my favorite overall cafes in Lakeland, but in my humble opinion, it has some of the most delicious authentic Mexican food in town. This small family-owned cafe brews some of the most comforting cafe con leches and fl...
Sweet Cup Cafe | Lakeland FL
Hollis Garden is an absolutely stunning 1.2-acre botanical garden located in the heart of downtown Lakeland. The grounds have different garden themes, as well as beautiful archways and pavilions. Walk through a miniature food forest, laden with tropi...
Hollis Garden
Everyone needs a good breakfast spot, and mine, hands down, is Egg Factory. This simple, hole-in-the-wall diner is where my husband and I eat breakfast several times a month. Their omelets are SOOO delicious!! You HAVE to order a Western or Greek Ome...
The Egg Factory | Lakeland FL
I am an absolute farmers market girlie, and I cannot recommend the Downtown Lakeland Farmers Curb Market enough. Over 100 vendors are lining more than half a mile of Kentucky Avenue, located in the heart of Lakeland. They have so much to offer, from ...
Farmers Curb Market