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Attractions & Outdoor Fun
Babcock/Webb Wildlife Area
Description: The land, 79,013-acres, is surrounded by residential development, citrus groves, and improved pasture, Babcock-Webb is among the last undeveloped expanses of hydric (wet) pine flatwoods in southwest Florida.
Address: Charlotte County near Punta Gorda and Ft. Myers. From I-75, take exit 158 east 1/4 mile to the entrance; Yucca Pens Unit : From I-75, take exit 158 west to US 41 south 7 mile to Zemel Road, turn west 2.5 miles to the entrance. Charlotte, FL http://myfwc.com/recreation/index.html
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Busch Gardens http://www.buschgardens.com
Crowley Museum and Nature Center
Crowley Museum and Nature Center (CMNC) is located on 190 acres of native Florida land adjacent to the Myakka River in Sarasota County. The Center is a wildlife sanctuary and education center where visitors can enjoy nature trails, a boardwalk traversing Maple Branch Swamp, an observation tower overlooking the marsh and Myakka River, a pioneer cabin and museum, a working blacksmith shop and sugar cane mill, and a restored 1892 "Cracker" house. The trails are well maintained, and many are handicapped accessible.
Address: 16405 Myakka Rd. Sarasota, FL, 34240
E-mail: CROWLEYMUSEUM@aol.com
Web site: http://www.crowleymuseumnaturectr.org/
Phone: 941-322-1000 Contact: Debbie Dixon, Executive Director
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DisneyWorld http://disneyworld.disney.go.com
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Address: 811 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-366-5730 Fax: 941-366-9807
Description: Best known for its living collection of more than 6,000 orchids. Selby's 8.5 bay front acres are an open-air and under-glass museum of more than 20,000 colorful plants, many collected in the wild on more than 150 scientific expeditions to tropical rain forests by the Garden's Research and Conservation Department. Of special note are the Tropical Display House with its "Riches of the Rain Forest" exhibit featuring thousands of exotic plants from around the world, and the Museum with rotating exhibits of 18th, 19th and 20th century botanical illustrations.
E-mail: contactus@selby.org Web site: http://www.selby.org/
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Mote Aquarium
Address: 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota FL 34236
Phone: 388-4441 Fax: 941-388-4242
Description: Get up close and personal with local sea creatures at Mote Aquarium. The Aquarium is home to more than 200 varieties of fish and invertebrates of the sea. Visit Hugh and Buffett, two West Indian manatees, along with several sea turtles at the Marine Mammal Center. Join the interactive marine adventure in our new Immersion Theater and become a shark in the Sea Cinema.
E-mail: charwood@mote.org Web site: http://www.mote.org/
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Myakka Wildlife Tours, Inc. http://www.ohwy.com/fl/m/myakwito.htm
Myakka State Forest
Address: 4723 53rd Avenue East, Bradenton, FL 34203
Phone: 941-255-7653 Fax: 941-255-7654
Description: Myakka State Forest was purchased in 1995 as part of the Myakka Estuary Conservation and Recreation Lands project. The 8,593 acre forest is managed under the multiple-use concept, which includes management for timber, recreation, wildlife, watershed protection, and environmental education.
Web site: http://www.fl-dof.com/state_forests/Myakka.htm
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Sea World http://www.seaworld.com/seaworld/fla/index.html
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