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Hobe Sound Nature Center

Address: 13640 S.E. Federal Hwy., Hobe Sound, FL, 33455 | Map It
Phone: 772/546-2067
www.hobesoundnaturecenter.com

Category: Nature Preserves
Location: Jupiter Island and Hobe Sound

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Fodor's Review:

It's located in the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, but this nature center is an independent organization. Its museum, which has baby alligators and crocodiles and a scary-looking tarantula, is a child's delight. A ½-mi trail winds through a forest of sand pine and scrub oak—one of Florida's most unusual and endangered plant communities. They lost their original building in 2004 due to hurricanes and moved into a new building in 2007. As of this writing, a new visitor center was set to open in 2009.

Cost: Donation suggested
Open: Trail daily dawn-dusk; nature center weekdays 9-3

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