Tours

Arnold’s Wildlife in Okeechobee

By Sandra Friend
Visiting with a lynx at Arnold's

For more than a decade, Sue Arnold has been rehabilitating and caring for native and exotic wildlife at Arnold’s Wildlife. With a group of dedicated volunteers, she handles more than 700 animals a year through the complex, and some have become permanent residents, including Florida panthers rescued from overpopulated zoos; hurricane... »

Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum

By Sandra Friend
Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum

At the Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum, off US 301 in the middle of Parrish, the museum is the train, run by volunteers, and operates on weekends on a six-mile stretch of track from Parrish north to the town of Willow near the Little Manatee River. This is one of only a few operational railroad tours in Florida, and is within... »