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Queensland · Australia
At the end of the tour, maybe go for a walk around Habitat Noosa and maybe even spot a few of our local kangaroos before concluding a great afternoon in Australia's only Everglades.
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10 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Everglades National Park
Welcome to Everglades National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a hydrological marvel encompassing approximately 1.5 million acres of subtropical wetlands in Southern Florida. This is not merely a swamp, as it is often…
Listen in the app2Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center — The Gateway of Knowledge
The Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center is the essential starting point for any scholarly exploration of the Everglades. …
Listen in the app3Anhinga Trail — A Wildlife Sanctuary
The Anhinga Trail is arguably the most famous and popular trail in the entire park, and for good reason: it is 'nearly impossible not to find' wildlife here. This easy 0.8-mile loop begins at the Royal Palm Visitor Center and…
Listen in the app4Gumbo Limbo Trail — The Hardwood Hammock
Just a short distance from the Anhinga Trail lies a completely different environment: the Gumbo Limbo Trail. This half-mile paved loop winds through a 'dense jungle-like hardwood hammock,' a tropical island of trees rising just a…
Listen in the app5Pa-hay-okee Overlook — Grassy Waters
For a 'sweeping view' of the heart of the Everglades, we head to the Pa-hay-okee Overlook. The name is a Seminole phrase meaning 'grassy waters,' a perfect description of the landscape stretching before you. …
Listen in the app6Mahogany Hammock — Island of Giants
The Mahogany Hammock Trail takes us to another 'tree island' in the middle of the wetlands. This half-mile elevated boardwalk leads through a 'dense and fascinating' ecosystem that grows just a few inches above the marsh prairie. …
Listen in the app7Shark Valley — The Northern Heart
Shark Valley, located off the Tamiami Trail, is one of the most popular areas in the northern part of the park. Despite its name, there are 'no sharks' here—only 'lots of gators.' The main draw is a 15-mile paved loop road that…
Listen in the app8Flamingo and Florida Bay — The Southern Tip
At the very end of the main park road, 38 miles from the Coe Visitor Center, we reach Flamingo and the 'southern tip of Florida.' This is where the freshwater of the Everglades meets the saltwater of 'Florida Bay.' It is a…
Listen in the app9Nike Missile Site — Cold War History
Tucked away in the middle of the Everglades is a 'fascinating historical stop' that has nothing to do with alligators or sawgrass: the HM-69 Nike Missile Site. This Cold War-era military base was built in the 1960s as part of a…
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As we conclude our journey through Everglades National Park, we are left with a profound sense of the 'massive' and 'unique' beauty of this '1.5-million-acre' wetland. We have traveled from the educational halls of the 'Ernest F. …
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What is Everglades?
Everglades is a place in Queensland · Australia with 10 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Queensland · Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Activity |
| Story sections | 10 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | -26.2719, 152.9822 |
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