Naples Botanical Garden

Highlights of its beautifully designed 170 acres include a Caribbean Garden with a traditional re-created chattel house, a dramatic waterfall feature with giant lilypads in the Brazilian Garden and preserved natural wetlands with a birding tower. The Lea Asian Garden adheres to the property's mission to showcase the plants and culture of subtropical climates. In addition to a 250-variety plumeria collection, a rice paddy and Asian water elements and vegetation, it incorporates a re-created 15th century Hindu temple and other exotic shrines and structures. The Florida Garden takes an educational path with an enabling garden designed for physically impaired visitors, a section devoted to eco-gardening, a boardwalk and birding tower and the Naples Garden Club's Idea Garden, where local gardeners can come away with helpful knowledge to put to use at home. In 2016, the garden opened a visitors component with a cafe and shop.