Today, Thursday, March 20, is the 2025 vernal equinox, which marks the astronomical first day of spring. Two Florida botanical gardens have been recognized as some of the best in the U.S. by USA TODAY ...

Sarasota is an artsy Florida city on the Gulf Coast, perhaps best known for the Ringling circus and a coral pink, Italianate art museum filled with Baroque and Renaissance art known as The Ringling. A ...

If you're looking for the best zoos and botanical gardens in the country, you don't have to go far. Florida has you covered. Now in its 30th year, the Brevard Zoo in Viera near Melbourne made the ...

Florida Botanical Gardens, Largo If you are vacationing in the Tampa Bay area, you should consider dedicating a day to the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo. Located about half an hour from Tampa and ...

Sarasota’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is on Time magazine’s list of World’s Greatest Places. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times) TAMPA, Fla. — Sarasota’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens won even more ...

LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — If you are searching for a place to unwind and recharge this spring, put this gem of Tampa Bay on your list. The Florida Botanical Gardens is a park located in the heart of ...

Naples Botanical Garden received a hefty $30,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation to strengthen its coastal ...

SANDFORD, Fla. — Transformation to the Amur leopard habitat over the past several months, with the addition of a new paved path that offers guests a closer experience with Amur leopards— Temur and ...

Spring has officially sprung! The vernal equinox is today, Thursday, March 20, and marks the astronomical start of spring. And nothing screams “Spring!” like gardens. This week, USA TODAY’s 10 Best ...