|  |  Marie Selby Botanical GardensThe Marie Selby Botanical Gardens are rated as one of America's top ten botanical gardens. Visitors can enjoy a spectacular display of rare orchids and bromeliads in an 8.5-acre tropical oasis on Sarasota Bay.Selby's bay-front property is an open-air and under-glass museum of more than 20,000 colourful plants, many collected in the wild on nearly 100 scientific expeditions to tropical rainforests by the Selby Gardens' research staff. Seven greenhouses are the heart of botanical research and plant identification, for which Selby is internationally recognised.
Its 15 distinct garden areas include: The Tropical Display House, with its lush rainforest atmosphere; the towering Bamboo Pavilion and the tranquil Waterfall Garden, the majestic Banyan Grove, a Cactus and Succulent Garden, a Cycad Collection, the Bayfront Restoration Project, and bordering the native shore plant community, the Baywalk Sanctuary. |
Event Details:
| Date(s):
Daily
Opening Hours:
10am-5pm
Cost:
US$12; 6-11 yrs US$6
Location:
Sarasota, Florida, USA |
Venue Details:
| Venue Name:
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Address:
811 S Palm Ave FL 34236
Phone:
+1 941 366 5731
Directions:
From Interstate 75, take Exit 210 (Fruitville Rd, formerly Exit 39) west about 7 miles all the way to the end; turn left onto US 41; go through three sets of traffic lights; slow down and get in the right lane; take the first right on Palm Ave just after the large curve at the green and white Selby Gardens banner signs. The entrance to the Gardens is at the end of the block on the right; parking is across from the entrance.
If you are coming south over the Skyway Bridge on I-275, follow the signs to I-75 South and proceed as instructed above.
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