Florida’s Best Kept Secret

The campus, along a lake front, is jaw dropping gorgeous, and then you begin to see the stunning architecture among the trees and tropical plantings. Wow doesn’t do it! We first stopped at the admissions building for directions to the visitors’ center. That building with a wall of glass facing the lake is almost sensory overload. A most pleasant person told us a bit about the college at our request and provided us with a map and directions. The visitors’ center is a Sears kit house from the turn of the last century that has been restored and given a “prairie style” in keeping with the Frank lloyd Wright legacy. The gift shop in the center is tastefully filled with Wright inspired products including a very good selection of books. John, our tour guide for the in-depth 2 1/2 hour tour was not only a font of Wright knowledge but an obvious devotee of his work. His tour sped buy with interesting anecdotes, historical information about this site and other Wright building locations, and detailed insight into the man and his accomplishments. The buildings on campus are an amazing gift, and the newly completed Eusonian house which you tour is not to be missed. This might be the most enjoyable cultural stop I’ve made in many years. The restoration is ongoing, and so the tour will probably change as time goes on. A return trip is a probability. I so highly recommend a day-long visit.