Majeed Discovery Garden
The 2+ acres site is located along McKay Creek with 500 linear feet of frontage. It is also adjacent to 1+ acre of wetland and native plant buffer on the east and southern boundaries of the Garden, and includes a pond area for additional exploration of aquatic ecosystems.
The inclusion of a children’s garden within the Florida Botanical Gardens allows its visitors to focus on the care and nurture of plants and animals as they interact in creative spaces designed to stimulate all five senses.
The Majeed Discovery Garden is a place for hands-on and experiential education in an outdoor setting, with a goal to connect children of all ages and abilities to nature.
Hours
Monday 7 AM–5 PM
Tuesday 7 AM–5 PM
Wednesday 7 AM–5 PM
Thursday 7 AM–5 PM
Friday 7 AM–5 PM
Saturday 7 AM–5 PM
Sunday 7 AM–5 PM
What Visitors Love
This discovery garden is a great place for kids to interact with nature. There’s various interactive exhibits that allow kids to explore the gardens and learn more about nature. These include musical instruments, playgrounds, and water chutes. It’s free and open to the public, with a parking lot conveniently right across.
Beautiful gardens to just explore and enjoy. We went on a holiday so not all of the park was open but it's such a beautiful way to spend the afternoon. Totally free too. It's a great place to bring visitors from out of town to soak in our local nature. One of my favorite places.
We enjoy this Botanical Garden. Clean wide open to public for FREE, we were able to have picnic lunch right in the front area. Parking is Free as well. Love the sensory play area (music), tropical gardens and the more landscape garden after the bridge. We love this place and definitely recommend it to all who wants to visit!
Wow! This play area is incredible and FREE, we spent three hours here today but could’ve stayed longer. There are many interesting exhibits including butterfly garden, stick figures, musical instruments, building blocks, bamboo bridge and plenty of open space to explore. We saw a bunch of baby alligators along with/ turtles on a little wooden boardwalk. Next time, we’ll make enough time to walk thru the gardens as well but the kids were digging the discovery garden. I highly suggest checking this place out.
Right at the entrance to the botanical garden. Not big, with several areas for entertainment. The children will definitely like it. My kids were very pleased with the pump. Kids can pump up water, and then take a watering can and water the plants. Just in case, stock up on an extra pair of shoes, my children got so carried away with the process that they completely wet the nights.
Accessible Features
- Wheelchair Accessible Entrance
- Wheelchair Accessible Parking
- Wheelchair Accessible Restroom