The bells of Bok Tower have been filling Polk County’s air with their gloriously distinctive melodies since 1929, but their provenance dates to the 1600s when carillons first appeared in the ...

Can a tower actually sing? Not exactly, but the one at Bok Tower Gardens can warble melodiously, sending forth ringing music in one of Florida’s most tranquil settings. The Singing Tower, as it has ...

Bok, who was the publisher of Ladies Home Journal for decades, wrote a short book about the tower, which he titled “America’s Taj Mahal.” He died shortly after the structure opened and is buried in ...

Bok Tower Gardens, centered around the 205-foot Singing Tower, is a 250-acre attraction in Lake Wales, Florida. The tower houses a 60-bell carillon played daily, with live performances by Geert ...