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Florida’s Edison and Ford Winter Estates are two famous riverside winter homes of eminent scientist Thomas A Edison and noted industrialist Henry Ford. These estates are flanked by Edison Botanical Research Laboratory, Edison’s Botanical Garden, and the Edison Ford Museum. Of special note here are 400-feet tall, nearly 100 years old banyan tree, and a rubber plant that was devised by Edison to counter the shortage of rubber in the First World War.

Lakes Park mainly consists of 158 acres of man-made freshwater lakes and nearly 300 acres of beautiful nature trails, lakes and gardens. The park features playgrounds, water parks, a miniature train and a railroad museum. It also has facilities for canoeing, kayaking, fishing, picnicking and bird watching.

Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve focuses on the flora and fauna of wetland ecosystems. Visitors prefer to explore it during the rainy season while it is dotted with alligators, turtles, otters and wading birds. Several migratory birds also use this preserve as a transitory stop during their migration at certain times of the year.

Southwest Florida’s only planetarium, the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium in Fort Myers consists of a natural history museum, nature trails, a planetarium, butterfly house, bird aviary and picnic areas. It comprises several species of flora and fauna native to Florida. Another attraction here is an aviary that houses rehabilitated birds of prey.