Flamingo Gardens is a not-for-profit wildlife sanctuary, aviary and botanical gardens. On the 60-acre property you'll see rare, exotic and native plants and animals, including otters, alligators and, of course, flamingos. You can buy bird food to feed them or just watch as they stand on one leg. The Gardens also helps injured and endangered wildlife.
The park was once the home of Floyd and Jane Wray, who in 1933 built a country home on what was once the edge of the Everglades. The Wrays started a botanical collection of tropical and subtropical fruit trees and shrubs, as well as that most typical of Florida crops – a citrus grove.
Today, you can stroll through this garden of orchids, ferns, bromeliads, 200-years-old oaks and 300-plus species of palms or take a break at "Flamingo's Cafe". You can also check out the 25,000-square-foot Everglades aviary, which houses one of the largest collection of wading birds in America; take a narrated tram ride through the tropical rainforest, native hammock, wetland areas and groves; and visit the historic Wray home and gift shop.
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Closed Mondays June 1 - Sept. 30. Live presentations featuring birds of prey & reptiles are offered daily. 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 - weather permitting
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