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5 Things You Must Know About Beach Vero

Published at 03/12/2012 22:48:57

Vero Beach is a popular city situated in Florida, USA. It is a beautiful place to visit. Tourists from all over the world come to Vero Beach and spend a quality time with their family. Vero Beach has so many attractions and five of them are mentioned below.

The Famous Grant Historical House and McKee Botanical Garden

The famous Grant Historical House situated in Vero Beach is a cracker home that has been restored. In the year 1916, it was moved to Indian River. It is a community named River Park that is spread on 7.48 acres. One can find grill with restrooms, shaded pavilions and a beautiful walking path. This is the best place for leisurely strolls and picnics and fishing as well. The picnic area and fishing can be accommodated through boats.

McKee Botanical Garden is a subtropical garden situated in Vero Beach. This garden occupies a space of more than eighteen acres. One can find a diverse botanical collection over there. Restored architectural treasures have also been introduced. It is one of the attractions of Vero Beach, especially for the tourists.

The Spanish ornaments at the McLarty Museum.

In the year 1715, several items were taken from the Spanish Plate Feet shipwrecked. These ornaments are now displayed at the McLarty Museum situated in Vero Beach. The museum visitors can learn about the Spanish ships through dioramas and presentations. The cargos of Spanish ships contained dyes, pewter, jewelry, silver, gold, minerals, spices and silks. Recently, an observation deck has also been added. The museum visitors are also shown a small movie about the jewels of the Queen.

The Ocra Walk

Vero Beach has another beautiful park known as the Ocra Walk. This park is located in the east of the Oslo Road. The Ocra Walk has observation towers, canoe dock and a platform. The visitors enjoy visiting this park along with the trained nature guides. They tell about flora and fauna and the knowledge of history. There is also a shopping plaza behind this wonderful park.

The Wonderful Sebastian Fishing Museum

One of the major attractions of this city is the Sebastian Fishing Museum. This museum is of its own kind and provides rich education regarding the fishing industry of the Sebastian. There are replicas of dock and a fish house in the museum. The history of the wild life that is present in the Indian River is best explored through a small video, shown to the visitors. The tourists make sure that they visit this wonderful museum present at the Vero Beach. They get to learn more about the sea beans, turtles, and other wild life.

Planning to spend your vacations at Vero Beach can be a wonderful idea. The five things that one should know before visiting this city are explained above. Besides these there are some other attractions such as Smithsonian Marine Station, Navy Seal Museum and the St. Lucie County Aquarium are also popular. The Museum of Art and the Railroad Station are two other wonderful museums.

 

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