Flamingo Gardens

Established in 1927, Flamingo Gardens is one of the oldest botanical gardens and attractions in South Florida. Originally founded by Floyd L. and Jane Wray as an orange grove, the nonprofit botanical gardens is home to 15 “Champion” trees, the largest trees of their species in Florida. Specialized botanical gardens include some of the largest collections of naturalized orchids, cycads, and heliconias & gingers in the contiguous United States and over 3,000 species of rare & exotic, tropical, subtropical, and native plants and trees. Flamingo Gardens’ Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary is a home to permanently injured or non-releasable Florida native wildlife including alligators, bobcats, eagles, otters, panthers, peacock, and of course, flamingos!