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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.
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