Kidding Around | Flamingo Gardens
Posted on Fri, Jul. 04, 2008
Start the holiday with a visit to Flamingo Gardens and bring your camera so your family can take pictures with George Washington and wife Martha or a pair of bald eagles (photos from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.). Children will receive free flag visors at the Gardens, featuring a July 4th bazaar with jewelry, crafts, photography and more for sale. But most of all, go to tour the gardens and see native animal exhibits with panthers, bobcats, otters, alligators and tortoises as well as birds of prey, roaming peacocks and, of course, flamingos. Wildlife Encounter shows will be at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. There's a free-flight aviary with more than 40 species of native birds and 60 acres of gardens, with citrus groves and rare and native plants.
Details: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 3750 S. Flamingo Rd., Davie; 954-473-2955 or www.flamingogardens.org. Reduced holiday admission: $12, $5.50 for children under 12; kids under 4 are free (narrated tram tour is extra). Food, snacks and beverages available.
-- ALENA LOWENTHAL
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