Fairchild Tropical Garden

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Lonely Planet review

If you need to escape Miami drivers, consider a green day in the country's largest tropical botanical garden. A butterfly grove, jungle biospheres and gentle vistas of marsh and Keys habitat, plus frequent art installations from folks like Roy Lichtenstein, are all relaxingly stunning. But Fairchild has a serious purpose: the study of tropical flora by the garden's more than 6000 members.

In addition to easy-to-follow self-guided walking tours, a (kinda overlong) free 40-minute tram tours the entire park, on the hour from to .