The World's Most Beautiful Places

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R I V E R S & S H O R E S

the

everglades

SOUTHERN FLORIDA

The constant creep of slow water weaves a

spell in Everglades National Park, beautiful-

ly shaping and transforming one of the wild-

est and most diverse wetland ecosystems in

North America. Cypress swamps, sawgrass

marsh, mangrove forest, and numerous

other habitats across the park’s 1.5 million

acres (6,070 sq km) provide a rich refuge

for wildlife that includes such rare species

as the manatee, Florida panther, and Ameri-

can crocodile.

DON’T MISS

Take a naturalist-led boat tour to get to the dense,

swampy heart of the Everglades, twisting through

thick mangrove forest, or to the park’s more open

saltwater margins on the trail of alligators, raccoons,

bobcats, dolphins, and other wildlife.

A heron takes wing in Everglades National Park, fly-

ing over cypress swamps and mangrove forests that

form one of the world’s most important wetlands.