There’s a number of thrilling, adventurous things to do in Miami, whether its diving under the water or through the air, but some days you want to stop and literally smell the flowers. That’s something easy to do at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, which contains 83 acres of tropical plant life. You’ll have a choice of either a tram or a walk, you’ll be able to stroll around the sole tropical rain forest inside the United States. You’ll find a place for bird watching, a butterfly garden, and a pavilion for tropical fruit trees, as well as a 13 acre collection of palm trees, and a green house filled with orchids.
The Gardens have been in operation since 1938, for 72 years, and it has an amazing variety of tropical plant life, with an emphasis on palms, flowering trees, cycads, vines, shrubs, and fruit trees. The collections are important to world studies in horticulture and a place that provides conservation, research and education opportunities. Year round, there are special event which focus on different areas of the collection, such as the International Mango Festival in July. Most of us won’t be able to pronounce the names of some of these plants — such as Senna polyphylla, Pimenta racemosa, or Tecomanthe dendrophilia — but everyone will be able to appreciate their incredible beauty.
Miami offers plenty of places to stay and activities for all ages, from the Miami Science Museum and Miami Seaquarium to riverboat cruises and scuba diving among the reefs. While exploring your options, do not forget that some days it is nice just to be able to walk around in a place of great natural beauty and recollect your thoughts, especially if you have just jumped out of a plane for the first time in your life!
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