Bartow Unframed
A free augmented reality tour of downtown Bartow
A free augmented reality tour of downtown Bartow
Bartow Unframed is a free augmented reality tour from the Bartow CRA. Download the app, walk downtown, and point your phone at a mural to watch it come to life.
Four downtown murals are part of the experience. Find them on the map, read about each one, and plan your walk.
All four murals sit within a few blocks of each other in downtown Bartow. Tap a numbered pin to see which mural is there, then use the list for directions.
American Flag
250 S. Broadway Ave.
My Heart Belongs to Bartow
Wilson Ave. at E. Main St.
Zest Bee
315 E. Summerlin St.
Panther
E. Main St. near Wilson Ave.
All four murals are within a few blocks of each other, so the whole walk is under half a mile. Start wherever you parked and visit them in any order.
Visit all four in any order. Here is what to look for at each stop.
A large American flag waves across the ground floor wall of the Polk County Supervisor of Elections building on South Broadway Avenue.
In Bartow Unframed, the flag comes to life in 3D with fireworks, set to a patriotic song and drums.
Bartow is spelled out in large white script across a field of pink and red folk art flowers, beneath the words “my heart belongs to.” The mural wraps a downtown building on Wilson Avenue just off Main Street.
Gillian Fazio of Gillian Fazio Art created the design in a project sponsored by the Bartow CRA.
In Bartow Unframed, the flowers come to life and bloom right on your screen.
A bee with outstretched wings hovers over oranges, lemons and leaves inside an ornate frame, painted on the side of the building at 315 East Summerlin Street.
The Bartow CRA annual report credits the Zest Mural with adding vibrancy and visual identity to the downtown streetscape.
In Bartow Unframed, the bee buzzes off the wall and circles the citrus.
A panther and two cubs stretch across a downtown building wall above the words “Bartow, FL,” joined by a green lizard and a butterfly.
Posing under the panther’s paw is a known photo spot in downtown Bartow.
In Bartow Unframed, the panther leaps off the wall at full scale, surrounded by blue butterflies.
All you need is the free app and a walk through downtown Bartow.
Get Bartow Unframed free on the App Store or Google Play.
Head to downtown Bartow and visit any of the four murals.
Open the app and point your phone's camera at the mural.
See the mural come to life with augmented reality right on your screen.
The app is free. Download it before you head downtown, then point your phone at each mural to see it move.
Free in the App Store and on Google Play.