Mead Botanical Gardens

Mead Botanical Gardens, known to many locals as Mead Gardens, is a 50-acre garden located in the heart of Winter Park, and is fewer than 2 miles North of the tip of Orlando. The gardens are filled with a few miles of trails where you can see streams, plants, wetlands and animals. While some of the habitats featured are original, much of the garden has been restored by both the city and volunteers and the environment looks as it would have in the 1940’s at its inception.

Mead Gardens is definitely thought of as a place for true Orlando locals. While it has one of the few amphitheaters in the area and lots of indoor and outdoor space for special events, it’s not heavily advertised outside of the community, so few outsiders know about it.

This makes it hands down one of the best places in the area for peaceful enjoyment of a vast Florida environment without having to fight crowds of people or outside tourists. Oh and the cost, how much is the cost per person you ask…………well that’s the best part. It’s FREE. Yes, in the land of tourists there are still some attractions that are free in the heart of Orlando…….Enjoy! Mead Botanical Gardens is located at 1300 South Denning Drive Winter Park, FL 32789 (407) 262-2049

Admission:

FREE!
Location:

1300 South Denning Drive Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 262-2049

Telling you about the gardens is the tip, few people know about Mead Gardens and if you get the right day, especially a week day during the summer, it will feel like you have the whole place to yourself.