The Palm House

A 20-foot waterfall cascades over layers of native dolomite limestone into a goldfish stream running the length of the house. A wooden footbridge crosses the stream and this is the view one will see from it.

This is a rare opportunity to see a tropical rain forest! Rising 45 feet, the great height of this central house is designed especially for palms and other tropical forest trees like the rubber and banana trees. Beneath the palms, several distinct layers of smaller palms, shrubby plants and ground cover vie for the light that makes its way to the rain forest floor.

Look up! Epiphytic bromeliads, orchids, and ferns are growing in many of the trees.