Plant City, Florida blends the best of big-town amenities and small town charm. It is located between Tampa and Lakeland in west central Florida, about 42 miles west of Disney World. Plant City is the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World.
In this tour of Plant City we start with the historic downtown area, which has a small town feel to it. A relaxing stroll down McCall Park (2:08) across the street from The Whistle Stop Cafe (2:25) which has some delicious great gourmet coffee. Check out the old Telephone booth (2:30) on the outside of The Whistle Stop. Further up WJ Arden Mays Blvd is the vintage State Theatre (2:41) . On Reynolds St is some great seafood at Linda's Crab Shack (3:26).
The Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum (:40) is a popular tourist spot located at the Junction of perpendicular train tracks. (see • The Robert W. Willafor... for more on this museum). Across the east-west tracks is the Train View Station (:47) & (4:06). 2 Amtrak lines, The Silver Star (4:14) & Silver Meteor make 2 passes a day (total of 4 trips). As well as the Amtrak trains, you can view the CSX Trains using the north-south tracks. (see more of viewing platform here • Train Viewing Platform... .
It was Strawberries which has made the town of Plant City and specifically The Strawberry Festival (4:44). We show the festival grounds which hosts a half a million visitors from around the world in the popular Strawberry Festival. (see the 2019 Strawberry Festival here • Time for the Florida S... )
We show 3 churches with some impressive architecture, City Pointe Church, First United Methodist Church, and New Hope @ Cornerstone Church.
The Walden Lakes Community (3:45) is home to many of Plant City residents with plenty of bike paths and park areas. See Keller Williams Realtor for more info about Walden Lakes. www.kw.com/kw/...
If you are looking a place to have a wedding, one of the most beautiful wedding venues you will find is located in Plant City, The Florida Rustic Barn (4:28). See Fl Rustic Barn Weddings for more details www.floridarus...
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3 апр 2019
