TravelAwaits
May.28.2021
TravelAwaits readers voted in our 2021 Best of Travel Awards to help us determine everything from the best beaches to the friendliest small towns. Our readers have spoken. Here are the best botanical gardens in the United States.
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Davie, Florida
Located about 20 minutes west of Fort Lauderdale in Davie, Flamingo Gardens is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Florida. The 60-acre botanical garden and wildlife refuge is home to over 3,000 species of rare and tropical, subtropical, and native plants and trees.
In addition to flora, the wildlife sanctuary offers up-close views of over 90 species of Florida fauna, including a flamboyance of flamingos, peacocks, alligators, bobcats, eagles, and panthers.
WINNIPEG A 37-year-old man has died after rolling the truck he was driving Friday morning near Boissevain. Killarney RCMP responded to the crash at 8:55 a.m. on road 14N near Road 119W, roughly six kilometres from the community. According to RCMP, investigators said during the early hours of the day, the man was driving the truck west, when it went into the ditch and rolled. The man was ejected from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene. RCMP said he was not wearing a seatbelt. Mounties continue to investigate the crash.
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