Okeeheelee Nature Center
Forest Hill Boulevard
West Palm Beach
233-1400
Walk along the nature trails that wind through 100 acres of native pine flatwoods and wetlands. The center’s 2.5 miles of trails include paved trails designed to be accessible to strollers and the handicapped. They feature soft surface trails leading into more remote areas of the sanctuary. The spacious [...]
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Okeeheelee Nature Center in West Palm Beach Florida
Published January 8th, 2010 in Nature and Wildlife and South Florida Attractions. ClosedArthur R. Marshall-Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach Florida
Published December 2nd, 2009 in Nature and Wildlife and South Florida Attractions. ClosedArthur R. Marshall-Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
10119 Lee Rd., off U.S. 441 between Boynton Beach Blvd. (Rte. 804) and Atlantic Ave. (Rte. 806), west of Boynton Beach
734-8303
Daily 6 AM-sunset; visitor center weekdays 9-4, weekends 9-4:30
Entrance fees apply.
The refuge, established in 1951, is the last remnant of land in the northern Everglades in South Florida. It was [...]
Lion Country Safari
Published November 18th, 2009 in Nature and Wildlife and South Florida Attractions. ClosedLion Country Safari
Southern Blvd. West
793-1084
Van rentals available
Daily 9:30-5:30 last vehicle in by 4:30.
Drive (with car windows closed; no convertibles or pets) on 8 miles of paved roads through a 500-acre cage less zoo where 1,300 wild animals roam. Lions, elephants, white rhinoceroses, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, chimpanzees, and ostriches are among those in residence. Special exhibits [...]
Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami Florida
Published November 2nd, 2009 in Kids Activities, Nature and Wildlife and South Florida Attractions. ClosedFairchild Tropical Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami.
305-667-1651
Admission is $8 with children under 13 entering free. The extensive botanical garden has a vast collection of rare tropical plants, a rain forest display, and a sunken garden for children to experience.
Written by South Florida Parents – South Florida Children
Miccosukee Indian Village
Published October 28th, 2009 in Nature and Wildlife and South Florida Attractions. ClosedMiccosukee Indian Village
US 41 ( Tamiami Trail) West
305-223-8380
Available attractions include the ever popular alligator wrestling, Indian arts and crafts, dances and Indian demonstrations, a small Indian museum featuring the history of the Miccosukee tribe, and airboat rides. Each year music and arts festivals are held in both July and December.
Written by South Florida Parents – [...]
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