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The best gardens to visit this summer in WPB

Botanical gardens in the West Palm Beach area

Would you like to enjoy a botanical garden with flora and maybe a little fauna? Southern Florida is filled with botanical gardens. Get some local ice cream and go to one of the best botanical gardens in the West Palm Beach area.

Mounts Botanical Gardens

City: West Palm Beach, FL
Address: 531 North Military Trail
Open: Sunday – Saturday
Hours: 10a.m. – 4p.m.
Adult Admission: $10

The Mounts Botanical Gardens is one of the most extensive botanical gardens on this list. With the garden of tranquility, the window on the floating world, the children’s maze, a butterfly garden, and more, there’s so much to see, smell, and even touch. It’s the perfect place to unwind, learn, and even get some ideas for your own garden.

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The Society of the Four Arts

City: Palm Beach, FL
Address: 100 Four Arts Plaza
Open: Sunday – Saturday
Hours: 10a.m. – 5p.m.
Adult Admission: Donations Accepted

The Society of the Four Arts Botanical Garden was built back in 1938 to display tropical plans. The garden had to undergo reconstruction after hurricanes in 2004, and now it’s better than ever. The garden still serves as an important example for what grows in the South Florida climate that is used as a guide to local homeowners to this day.

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Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens

City: West Palm Beach, FL
Address: 253 Barcelona Road
Open: Wednesday – Sunday
Hours: 10a.m. – 4p.m.
Adult Admission: $15

Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens are simply breathtaking. Not only is the area replete with sculptures both in stone and in metal, but all the sculptures are surrounded by beautiful outdoor scenery that makes this garden absolutely unique. With 100 works of art and nine “monumental garden sculptures,” this is a sight that shouldn’t be missed.

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Pan’s Garden

City: Palm Beach, FL
Address: 386 Hibiscus Avenue
Open: Sunday – Saturday
Hours: 9a.m. – 5p.m.
Adult Admission: Donations Accepted

Pan’s garden is part of the Palm Beach Preservation Foundation. It features a relatively small garden that is full of over 300 species of native flora. The garden also contains the Casa Apava wall which was originally constructed sometime in the 1920s. Onsite there’s also a park, a Little Red Schoolhouse from 1886, and a library.

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