Fruit & Spice Park

The Fruit & Spice Park is located in Homestead, Florida, and is the only botanical type tropical garden found in the continental US. Run by the city's local recreational department, the park is a unique tropical area that is rich in fruits and spices found nowhere else in the country.

The park covers about thirty-seven acres. It has more than five hundred species of imported tropical plants, nuts, herbs, spices, vegetables and fruit. Amongst the collections that visitors enjoy, are over one hundred and fifty type of mangoes. There are also seventy five types of bananas and seventy varieties of bamboo. Most of the items found growing in the park are completely edible, making it the only edible park of its kind in North America.

The park also has a cafe and store. The cafe's snacks and meals are made with many of the produce items found within the park. The store also sells produce, spices and herbs that are grown within their grounds.

Visitors can take tours of the Fruit & Spice Park as individuals or arrange group sessions. The park is open daily from 9am until 5pm, except for Christmas Eve and Day. Tours run daily at 11:00am, 1:30pm and 3:00pm. Nearby picnic tables and BBQ space is located near the main entrance and parking lot.