| Landing in Lakeland Lakeland to Polk City, Florida Looking for something beyond the theme parks and sunny beaches of Florida? Try a day in the town of Lakeland for some homegrown aeronautic excitement. With more and more people flying their own planes and some even building their own, Lakeland has taken off as a hub for small-plane enthusiasts. At the airport here, you'll find a museum featuring historic and modern small, personal aircraft. Better yet, each year the annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-In sees thousands of aircraft from all over North America landing in Lakeland. Pilots and their passengers come for a week of exhibitions and the general camaraderie of the airborne, while the public gets to see this exciting brand of aircraft firsthand. And not so far away, another flight museum will let you find out what it feels like to fly, even if you haven't yet earned your wings. Use our route planner to find hotels for your next trip.
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| International Sport Aviation Museum 4175 Medulla Rd Lakeland, FL 33802 Call (863) 644-0741  |  | This museum and research facility displays approximately 35 small aircraft, including home-built planes, antiques (both original and replicas), military planes, and several ultra-lights. You'll also find aviation memorabilia, aircraft engines, and exhibits on the history of flying. The research facility includes a collection of more than 30,000 magazines and books. The museum is open from 9am-5pm, Monday through Friday, 10-4 Saturday, and noon to 4pm Sunday. Admission is charged. It's located on the southwest corner of Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. Each spring, the airspace over the museum comes to buzzing, roaring life as the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In brings thousands of personal aircraft to Lakeland. This week-long convention sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association is widely acknowledged to be the second largest fly-in event in the world. Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to see the daily air shows and to admire close-up the show planes, antiques, classics, warbirds, helicopters, seaplanes, and homebuilts flown in from all over the United States, Canada, and several other countries. | | |||||||
| Fantasy of Flight 1400 Broadway Blvd SE Polk City, FL 33868 Call (863) 984-3500 |  | At this state-of-the-art aviator's playground, you can experience the thrill of flying without ever leaving the ground. In addition to a large collection of historic aircraft (including the world's last airworthy four-engine flying boat, the Short Sunderland), the museum features eight Fightertown flight simulators. You can also walk through a thrilling multimedia presentation that immerses you in the history of flight from man's earliest attempts through the dogfights and bombing missions of World Wars I and II. Fantasy of Flight is open daily from 10am-5pm. | | |||||||
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