Jungle Gardens (Avery Island)
New Iberia · 5505 Jungle Gardens Dr New Iberia LA 70513
Location Details
Type
State Park
Setting
Interior + Exterior
Parking
Yes
Power
No
Permit
Required
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“A privately managed botanical garden on a salt dome island — camellias, azaleas, bamboo forests, ancient live oak alleyways, Chinese pagoda, and alligator-filled Bird City rookery. A surreal, layered environment unlike any other in North America.”
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AVERY ISLAND'S JUNGLE GARDENS PRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST VISUALLY SURREAL AND LAYERED BOTANICAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THOUSANDS OF CAMELLIAS AND AZALEAS BLOOM BENEATH ANCIENT LIVE OAK TUNNELS; A CHINESE-STYLE BUDDHA TEMPLE SITS AMID BAMBOO GROVES; ALLIGATORS PATROL THE BIRD CITY ROOKERY LAGOON BENEATH A MASSIVE NESTING HERON COLONY. THE SALT DOME TOPOGRAPHY CREATES UNEXPECTED ELEVATION CHANGES ON THIS OTHERWISE FLAT COASTAL PLAIN. WHILE PRIVATELY MANAGED BY THE MCILHENNY COMPANY (TABA
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