FTBG

On a hot Sunday afternoon, it is heaven to find a shady place to sit and enjoy a quick meal or a cool drink. Besides the Veranda restaurant, this Garden Cafe is the only place visitors can find food and beverage inside this beautiful Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTBG) in Miami, one of the world's preeminent botanic gardens. Established in 1938, the 83-acre garden is among the region's most popular visitor attractions. FTBG's mission is to save tropical plant diversity by exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants.

It's hot, but it's beautiful here and you are surrounded by living and blooming things of all sorts, visitors included. No wonder the Miami Herald names Fairchild #1 Marvel of Florida. Admission is US $20, but it's free in August and September so if you are in Miami during this time, come on in to marvel.