“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.”
About This Location
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
Permit Information
Permit Required
Type
Special Filming Permit
Fee
Contact for fee
Contact
Mcilhenny Company / Avery Island
Contact Permit Office
✉️ info@averyisland.comPrivately managed but open to film productions. Contact directly for permit requirements.
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