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SOUTHEAST FLORIDA

ATTRACTIONS
Southeast Florida offers an abundance of
family-friendly attractions, many showcasing
the Sunshine State’s unique ecosystem
and wildlife.
In the Florida Keys, the Mel Fisher
Maritime Museum in Key West displays
gold, silver and treasures recovered from
sunken wrecks, while Dolphin Research
Center and The Turtle Hospital in Marathon
invite the whole family to get up close and
personal with sea life. Florida Keys
Aquarium Encounters, a conservation center SUNFEST, WEST PALM BEACH • SUNFEST/CHRIS SALATA
also located in Marathon, conducts guided
park tours as well as tarpon and shark gallon pool. Boasting an impressive collec- Bonnet House Museum & Gardens in Fort
feedings. At the Florida Keys History & tion of rare plants and flowers, as well as a Lauderdale is a 36-acre estate preserving a
Discovery Center in Islamorada, enjoy an sprawling tropical oasis, Fairchild Tropical piece of Old Florida charm. While in Fort
interactive historical experience through a Botanic Garden hosts special events like the Lauderdale, hop on board the Jungle Queen for
permanent model of Indian Key, once the International Mango Festival and Interna- a sightseeing cruise. Then, check out more
Florida Keys’ second largest community tional Orchid Festival. than 20,000 butterflies from around the
outside of Key West only accessible by The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of globe at Butterfly World in Coconut Creek,
private boat or kayak. Science is located in Downtown Miami’s one of the world’s largest butterfly parks.
The Florida Everglades is where natural- Maurice A. Ferré Park. The 250,000-square- Visit the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee
ists and adventurers can spot alligators on foot facility includes a planetarium, National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach
airboat tours and learn about the aquarium and science museum. for guided marsh tours, bird walks, canoe
Miccosukee Native American Tribe’s unique Head to ArtsPark at Young Circle in trips and more. Become part of the herd at
way of life at the Miccosukee Village. downtown Hollywood to enjoy a 10-acre Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, a drive-
For more exciting animal encounters, interactive park complete with a children’s through adventure where you can check out
visit Zoo Miami just north of Homestead, play area. Flamingo Gardens Botanical more than 1,000 animals including giraffes,
Monkey Jungle south of the zoo, Jungle Gardens and Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary lions, zebras and monkeys. Nearby, the
Island in downtown Miami and the Miami offers 60 acres of diverse native plants and South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
Seaquarium in Key Biscayne. At the trees, a Bird of Prey Center with a free-flight includes a planetarium, theatre, one-of-a-
Seaquarium, visitors enjoy the Penguin Isle, aviary, and the chance to view alligators, kind 18-hole Conservation Miniature Golf
a habitat for African penguins, which can be flamingos, bobcats and Florida panthers. For Course designed by Gary Nicklaus and Jim
viewed above and below water in a 9,000- a mix of ecology, history and architecture, the Fazio, the recently completed quarter-mile
science trail along with many educational
programs.
5 MUST-SEE ence, visitors ages five and up are welcome to
At the Palm Beach Zoo Flamingo Experi-
ATTRACTIONS
mix and mingle with pink Chilean flamingos.
Providing the opportunity to see
endangered sea turtles and other marine life
1 BOCA RATON HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM: bocahistory.org up close, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center

2 DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK: drytortugas.com in Juno Beach is a hospital for injured sea
turtles where visitors learn about Florida’s
3 GUMBO LIMBO NATURE CENTER: gumbolimbo.org marine life and the ecosystem. An on-site
4 MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDENS: morikami.org playground and a series of educational
programs can keep guests entertained for
5 PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST MUSEUM OF SCIENCE: frostscience.org hours, or families can hop across the street
to picturesque Juno Beach.

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