| 21. Koreshan State Historic Site
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| The remains of an unusual pioneer settlement are preserved on the banks of the Estero River. |
| http://www.funandsun.com/parks/Koreshan/koreshan.html |
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| 22. Lake County Horticultural Learning Center
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| Situated on a 3 1/2 acre site made up of 19 themed gardens, each designed to show a different gardening aspect in Central Florida. It has more than 400 different plants and is dedicated to demonstrating how home owners can accomplish the landscape they want. |
| http://discoverygardens.ifas.ufl.edu/ |
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| 23. Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Site
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| The island supports many trees native to tropical forest such as mastic, gumbo limbo, Jamaica dogwood, poisonwood, strangler fig and the lignumvitae for which the island was named |
| http://www.ona1a.com/Parks/State/TheKeys/lignumvitae.html |
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| 24. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
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| Large collection of orchids and bromeliads |
| http://www.selby.org/ |
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| 25. McKee Botanical Gardens
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| McKee Botanical Garden, Inc. is a private, non-for-profit cultural organization located at the southern gateway to Vero Beach, Florida, with this mission of “nurturing and enhancing a historic garden in a unique subtropical setting for the education, enjoyment and enrichment of all.”The garden is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a historic Florida landmark. It has been endorsed by The Garden Conservancy as a project of National Significance and received the Florida Trust’s “Outstanding Achievement in Landscape Architecture” in 2002. The Garden receives support from individuals, foundations, and corporations and from income generated from admissions, gift shop sales, special events, and rentals. The Garden can be rented for weddings, dinner parties, receptions, ceremonies and other private events.McKee Botanical Garden is known for its 18 acre subtropical jungle hammock, filled with plants appropriate for horticultural growing zone 9B. This dense and diverse collection also features several restored architectural treasures. |
| http://www.mckeegarden.org |
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| 26. Miami Beach Botanical Garden
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| The gardens provide an inexpensive, wholesome family environment where you can stroll through trails, view the reconstructed sugar mill and statues of dinosaurs, watch butterflies and learn more about flora and fauna native to Florida. |
| http://echotourism.com/eco/sugar.htm |
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| 27. Mockernut Hill Botanical Garden
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| A 109 acre property located in north-central Florida between Gainesville and Ocala. Significant areas of the garden will be maintained in native vegetation as nature preserves. These include stands of old-growth subtropical hardwood forest dominated by live oak, swamp chestnut oak, pignut hickory and magnolia trees. |
| http://www.conway.com/cconserv/MOCKERNUT%20HILL%20BOTANICAL%20GARDEN.htm |
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| 28. Montgomery Botanical Center
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| The 120 acre estate of Robert & Nell Montgomery (founders of Fairchild Tropical Gardens in Miami). It includes the largest and finest private collections of palms and cycads in the world. |
| http://www.montgomerybotanical.org/ |
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| 30. Morningside Nature Center
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| The center is primarily a 278 acre Longleaf Pine preserve and the base for the environmental education programs. |
| http://www.natureoperations.org/Pages/Parks/MNC.html |
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