Articles of category "Cypress Gardens"

Cypress Gardens Adventure Park (formerly Cypress Gardens) is located in Winter Haven, Florida. Cypress Gardens was Florida's first theme park that included world-famous water skiing shows and beautiful botanical gardens. Under its new name, Cypress Gardens Adventure Park reopened in 2004. Today Cypress Gardens Adventure Park has got even more shows and attractions than the original park - Cypress Gardens - ever did. The park serves up action for the whole family with numerous attractions including over 8000 varieties of plants, butterfly conservatory, sightseeing tours on a paddle wheel boat, water skiing and ice skating shows, more than 30 rides, and a lot more.

Geologists believe cypress trees have been present in Florida for around 6,000 years. Baldcypress is a tree growing to 45 m tall and more than 1.8 m in diameter. Visitors can enjoy cypress by exploring Big Cypress Swamp, Withlacoochee State Forest, Suwannee River State Park, O'Leno State Park, Tates Hell, and Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge located in Florida. As a rule, these parks and national forests provide a variety of activities including camping, horseback riding and picnicking, hiking, boating, biking, swimming, canoeing. Today, cypress swamps are very popular for use as parks, recreation centres, wildlife refuges, and national and state forests. Cypress Gardens Adventure Park, one of the best theme parks in the USA, is located in Florida. Main attractions include stunning plant displays, waterskiing shows, a butterfly house, a model railway lay-out and numerous rides.