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through a preserved hardwood hammock—which shows what Florida looked like before modern development and industrialization—and play among butterflies at the butterfly garden, which attracts many species of butterflies including monarch, sulphur, and zebra longwing (Florida’s state butterfly). Sleeptime: Tell clients with very deep pockets to head straight to the Boca Raton Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort (bocaresort.com). This is fun central with a multitude of family-geared activities. Let’s start with the perfect accommodations, because there are many options, although we’d book clients at the Boca Beach Club, with 212 deluxe guestrooms and nine suites that come in a bevy of styles and located on the resort’s half-mile stretch of beach, just footsteps from the sand. For the perfect family vacation, the resort offers a professional “Family Fun Staff,” providing educational planning and supervision paddleboats. There’s also Safari Splash, with 23 interactive for participants; Camp Boca, with three distinct age groups; a water functions and a waterslide; the giraffe feeding area; a golf academy; a tennis clinic; and a Random House Dr. Seuss- petting zoo and even mini-golf. inspired library at the Boca Beach Club (yet another great reason At the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, meanwhile, whose to book there), which launched in May 2012 with more than 100 mission is to increase public awareness of coastal and marine titles including books from the Dr. Seuss and Stepping Stones ecosystems, visitors can explore the nature center, take a walk collections catering to kids aged 3-12 and available to families Just try to stop smiling. You just can’t do it. Because sharing the water with a dolphin is one of those moments where pure joy just takes over. Choose a deepwater Odyssey or a shallow-water Encounter. MiamiSeaquarium.com 305.365.2501 Located on the Rickenbacker Causeway just minutes from Downtown Miami. SQ-2426-DH_OFTIG_7.25x4.9375.indd 1 VISITFLORIDA.COM 24-39_2013_Family.indd 35 12/14/12 2:42 PM 2013 | Official Florida Travel Industry Guide 35 1/15/13 1:55 PM http://www.bocaresort.com http://www.MiamiSeaquarium.com http://www.VISITFLORIDA.COM

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