Annmarie Garden in Lights 2025

Happy Holidays!  We haven't visited Annmarie Garden for a few years, so at the last minute we drove over to see the lights for a little holiday cheer.  The garden mostly added to the display since last time.  I still recognized some of the light themes that I've seen before and there were quite a few new display areas.  It is still set up as lights along the paved path, so dress warmly if you go and be sure to reserve a time in advance on the website if it is needed.  It is great fun for children and includes an indoor (warm) exhibit with a large train set, art exhibit and homemade ornament sales.  The current upstairs exhibit in the Kay Daugherty Gallery is Chronicles Storytelling Through Imagery.  Sometimes their are visitors like the Frozen Princess or Santa.

https://www.annmariegarden.org/annmarie2/content/garden-lights-magical-light-show

Composite of 2 photos, 1 zoomed, one still

Clouds

Yucatan Xcaret February 11, 2018 The Park

Xcaret near Playa del Carmen featured the natural world and culture of Mexico, including many animals.  There were several huge white pelicans.

     Macaw

     Chocolate making by hand

     Cacao

Waterfalls

     Malachite butterfly at the Butterfly Exhibit

      Birds at the Aviary

     Toucan

Turquoise browed motmot from Central America

     Chrysalis

     Mexican cemetery art

    Trick perspective in the gift shop

     Ball court

      Jellyfish

I loved the purple and yellow fish!

     Iguana

     Dolphin

Hawaii blog 2 Jellyfish Dance

The Maui Ocean Center had some interesting exhibits including lots of sharks fed by a diver, a 750,000 gallon acrylic tunnel to walk through, sea turtles and a tank full of black lit jellyfish. (featured below) We enjoyed our visit very much.