Travel with Children - Florida - page 85

Mote Marine Laboratory Sarasota; visit sharks, manatees, dolphins and sea turtles up close
at this center for shark study.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Intimate rehabilitation center and home to Winter, of Dolphin
Tale fame; sea-life safari boat trips, dolphin encounters and more.
Florida Oceanographic Coastal Science Center Stuart, 30 miles south of Vero Beach; great
tanks and a sea-turtle-spotting program.
Nature Centers, Wildlife Preserves & Parks
Everglades National Park Don't miss the Anhinga Trail, an easy boardwalk past alligators
and beautiful birds; for family-friendly kayaking, head to Everglades City and Flamingo cen-
ters.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center Key Biscayne; kid-friendly intro to sub-
tropical South Florida.
Environmental Learning Center Vero Beach; Florida ecosystems and touch-tanks.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Juno Beach, 18 miles north of West Palm Beach; excellent
little turtle rescue and rehabilitation center with children's programs.
McCarthy's Wildlife Sanctuary West Palm Beach; first-rate animal rescue featuring en-
dangered animals and discarded exotic pets in botanical surrounds and up-close interac-
tions.
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center Key West; entertaining displays pull together Florida
Keys ecology.
JN 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge Sanibel Island; easy tram tours and the park's
education center is tops.
Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden Key West; intimate labor-of-love parrot rescue and rehab
sanctuary in a private garden, with education, bird interaction and storytelling.
Naples Botanical Garden Designed especially with kids in mind.