Everyone is preparing for a memorable Fourth of July, with celebrations across the region and here in central Florida.

Spacious suites, full kitchens, and a water park make this affordable Orlando resort a hit with families visiting Disney, ...

Haven, Florida, makes a fun-filled escape for travelers of all types. With theme parks, water sports, boutique shopping, and ...

"It's the end of the world, if you don't sing..." Kat's Meow Productions will present StarKid's The Guy Who Didn't Like ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — All lanes of Cypress Gardens Boulevard SE in Winter Haven are back open after a crash Thursday morning caused major delays. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a vehicle ...

I stayed at the Hampton Inn (202 Cypress Gardens Blvd., 863-299-9251, www.hamptoninn.com) for my Winter Haven visit and was impressed with the free breakfast and wireless Internet service in the ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A 60-year-old Haines City woman is dead after a Jeep hydroplaned and crashed into her car head-on Thursday evening in Winter Haven, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. It ...

Winter Haven is about to lose an 80-year-old, globally-recognized tradition: the Water Ski Show at Legoland Florida Resort. It started in the 1940s when the theme park was known as Cypress Gardens.

Mark Jackson, director of Polk County’s tourism arm “Visit Central Florida,” was recruited from Wisconsin to water ski at Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven in 1981 and never left the area.

Here's what to know about Winter Haven's Cypress Gardens, which attracted visitors from all over the globe for roughly 70 years. What was Florida's Cypress Gardens?