Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden - Key West, Florida

Jocelyn Dombrowski

Very nice gardens to walk, for me I saw everything in 30 minutes. The visitors center gives you a nice map or you can use your phone to quide your walk with information about the vegetation. I thought the admission was a bit much, $25. For two admissions.

Jenny Roth

Nice botanical garden, definitely worth a stop if you enjoy these types of places. In the front, they have several different interesting musical instruments to play with and so many of these cute little black, blue, and orange butterflies. They have bathrooms and a small gift shop near the entrance where you pay to enter the botanical garden. Lots of winding paths make their way around and it can get confusing to figure out which path you have already taken and if you missed anything.
Lots of trees, native plants, and flowers to discover. The weather was beautiful so it added to our enjoyable experience.

J Amery

Visited this garden and it was nice to see different species of tropical plants. There was also lots of wildlife to be seen on the grounds. Allow yourself 30 minutes to an hour to see the whole thing. The price was a little steep, but imagine it goes towards maintenance and upkeep. Still, highly recommended for the plant enthusiasts.

James “2 doc”

Staff very pleasant. Tables at entrance nice to bring a picnic and listen to water dripping down wall

Ilona S W

Magical place to visit for wildlife lovers! We saw many birds including ibis roaming around. Be sure to look up into the trees to find iguanas and birds. Felt like we had the place to ourselves.

We loved roaming around and taking time to sit and enjoy all the different areas. You can spend an hour or 3 depending on your pace! Take a moment to sit in the clearing and listen to the free concert when the wind hits the wax palms.

Take advantage of the audio tour! Super easy to access and you will learn so many interesting things about all the flora.

My favorite plant was the Princewood, a few white flowers remained and they smelled like creamy chocolate. Smell every flower you can!

The hands on percussion instruments by the lake were a joy to play with and a wonderful serotonin inducing meditative experience! The turtles seemed to enjoy it too 🙂

Geologists and geology lovers don't forget to look down and check out the coral reef imprinted limestone that makes up the beginning paths!

Tommy Tang

Really cool place for family and kids but somehow slightly boring and didn’t get to see any butterflies.?

Mister Fowler

Wonderful place, It was hard to Leaf! Beautiful wilderness like trails with many different "regions" the Cuban chugs were very interesting and informative.

Doi Recamara

Absolutely beautiful!! If you're looking to visit different sources of wildlife, you'll want to arrive very early, particularly on the weekend! The entire area is an incredible display of color and greenery, butterflies floating past and sparkling scenery! Absolutely worth visiting! As you hike along, you can see the fresh water bubbling up from the seaside and through the sands at the bottoms of the clearwater pools. Fish are easy to spot on the impressively clear river and the grass rippling beneath the surface when you're kayaking or exploring the whole forest. View is like a Monet painting come alive. Picturesque as heck. Informative!