West Palm Beach -  West Palm Beach presents the ideal setting for a weekend escape. Enjoy a game of golf at a number of pristine local courses or hit the beach for a day of tanning and catching up on your reading. See African chimps and endangered species like the Southern White rhinoceros wander free in a natural habitat at the Lion Country Safari. You could spend an entire day on Peanut Island, a popular tourist attraction that houses a bunker built for President John F. Kennedy during the Cold War. The island includes the bunker, a museum and plenty of picnic areas, plus biking and walking paths. The ferry ride to the island cruises past the opulent mansions of the city's wealthy residents. From designer boutiques to big name department stores, West Palm has it all.

Lion Country Safari  West Palm Beach

Lion Country Safari WEST PALM BEACH Rhinos, apes, giraffes and lions roam free in this drive-thru wildlife preserve that also runs a comprehensive conservation program to help replenish endangered species. As America’s first drive-through cageless zoo, Lion Country Safari has been a leader in conservation since 1967. Lion Country provides a habitat in which many endangered or threatened species live and reproduce.
Lion Country Safari is a licensed rehabilitation facility, taking in injured wildlife and offering care and/or placement in a more appropriate facility or return to the wild. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permits Lion Country to keep brown pelican and roseate spoonbill species, releasing the offspring of these birds into the wild or placing them in an appropriate facility if release is not possible.

The White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of Africa's best known endangered
animals. Weighing 5000 lbs. and standing 6' at the shoulder, it is also among the largest.

Since Lion Country Safari first opened its doors to the public in 1967, the white rhinos have been a significant attraction
here. The unique safari-style presentation of the rhinos, (where the people are caged in their vehicles as they drive through
the rhino 's territory), allows for the opportunity to get unusually close to these remarkable creatures. To experience an
animal of this size grazing a few feet from your car window, or to have a mother and her calf lumber across the road just
inches in front of you, are thrills that should not be missed.

Southern Blvd. West Palm Beach, Florida 33470 407-793-1084
 

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