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World Botanical Gardens Review
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World Botanical Gardens
- Address: Hwy. 19, from Hilo just past mile marker 16, HI | Map It
- Phone: 808/963-5427
- www.wbgi.com
- Category: Gardens/Arboretums, Bodies of Water
- Location: Hamakua Coast
Fodor's Review:
About 300 acres of former sugarcane land are slowly giving way to a botanical center, which includes native Hawaiian plants such as orchids, palms, gingers, hibiscus, and heliconias. In the 10-acre arboretum children love to wind their way through a maze made of shrubs. From within the gardens you have access to splendid views of one of the prettiest waterfalls on the isle, triple-tiered Umauma Falls. You may feel a little bit cheated, since it's $8 per person to essentially drive in, park, get out, and view the falls from a distance, but unfortunately this is the only place to see Umauma without some pretty rigorous hiking and scrambling.
- Cost: $8
- Open: Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30
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