Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters

Take your next trip with Atlas Obscura!

Our small-group adventures are inspired by our Atlas of the world's most fascinating places, the stories behind them, and the people who bring them to life.

Visit Adventures
Trips Highlight
Borneo orangutan
Malaysia • 12 days, 11 nights
Wild Borneo: Secrets of an Ancient Rainforest
from
Pastel de nata
Portugal • 8 days, 7 nights
Portugal: A Culinary Adventure from Porto to Lisbon
from
View all trips
Top Destinations
Latest Places
Most Popular Places Random Place Lists Itineraries
Add a Place
Download the App
Top Destinations
View All Destinations »

Countries

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan

Cities

  • Amsterdam
  • Barcelona
  • Beijing
  • Berlin
  • Boston
  • Budapest
  • Chicago
  • London
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico City
  • Montreal
  • Moscow
  • New Orleans
  • New York City
  • Paris
  • Philadelphia
  • Rome
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Stockholm
  • Tokyo
  • Toronto
  • Vienna
  • Washington, D.C.
Latest Places
View All Places »
The Ravne tunnels.
Ravne Tunnels
Colors and volumes in the patio.
Monterrey’s Contemporary Art Museum (MARCO)
Inside Wonderwerk Caves, underground caves and excavation, Kuruman, Northern Cape
Wonderwerk Cave
The ‘Old Secretariat’ government building in New Delhi.
The 'Old Secretariat'
Latest Places to Eat & Drink
View All Places to Eat »
The pavlova comes crowned with jewel-like fruit.
Central Park Boathouse
The Village Tavern of Long Grove - exterior.
The Village Tavern
Hunter House Hamburgers
L’Escamoteur
Names on the bartop.
The Dive
Recent Stories
All Stories Video Podcast
Most Recent Stories
View All Stories »
Price Tower
What Happened to Price Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper?
about 8 hours ago
Jeremy Bentham’s Auto-Icon in its new location in 2020
The Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon: Why This Legendary Philosopher Put His Own Body on Display
1 day ago
The truth is out there—somewhere.
The Truth Is Out There at the Dreamland Resort (or Should We Say ‘Area 51?’)
3 days ago
Edward Payson Weston
How the 6-Day Race Became an American Spectator Obsession
4 days ago

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Places near me Random place
All the United States Florida Miami The Kampong

The Kampong

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

Miami, Florida

Added By
Steven
Email
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list
The Kampong, Miami, Florida   Daderot/Public Domain
The Kampong, Miami, Florida   Daderot/Public Domain
The Kampong   Daderot / Public Domain
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
  wherearewedude / Atlas Obscura User
Intricately carved doorway at the main building   notstephen / Atlas Obscura User
Landscaping at main house at The Kampong   notstephen / Atlas Obscura User
The main house at The Kampong   notstephen / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

About

The National Tropical Botanical Garden consists of five gardens, but all are located in Hawaii, except one: The Kampong. Miami, the only major American city with a tropical monsoon climate, is the home of this remarkably beautiful horticultural laboratory.

Located in the Coconut Grove neighborhood—the oldest in Miami—the Kampong is a botanical garden with nine acres of lush tropical paradise. It was once the estate and horticultural experimentation site of Dr. David Fairchild, one of the most famous plant explorers in history, for whom the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in nearby Coral Gables is named.

Fairchild, a Kansas native, introduced more than 200,000 varieties of exotic plants into the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His lush estate and gardens were named after the traditional Javanese word for an enclosed village, from which English took the word "compound."

The Kampong contains cultivars of mangos, avocados, bananas, carambola (starfruit), and other exotic flora that Fairchild brought from around the world to experiment with their suitability to Miami's tropical climate.  It is open to visitors (Advanced reservations are highly encouraged) Tuesday - Friday with select Saturday tours. 

Related Tags

Botanical Gardens Gardens Flowers Fruit Horticulture Plants

Know Before You Go

Reservations are strongly encouraged due to limited parking.  Reservations can be made via the website for self-guided and guided tours. Each reservation allows for up to a two-hour visit.

Admission for Self Guided Tours: $17 for Adults, $12 for Students/Seniors, and $7  for children. 

Admission for Guided tours: $27 for Adults, $22 for Students/Seniors, $12 for children. 

For more information, their general line is very helpful. 305-442-7169 ex-0 to speak with staff. 

Community Contributors

Added By

notstephen

Edited By

valentinagfs, Meg, Ike Allen, Collector of Experiences...

  • valentinagfs
  • Meg
  • Ike Allen
  • Collector of Experiences
  • wherearewedude

Published

July 19, 2017

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
The Kampong
4013 Douglas Rd
Miami, Florida
United States
25.715276, -80.250404
Visit Website
Get Directions

Nearby Places

Tenerife Reflecting Point

Coral Gables, Florida

miles away

Venetian Pool

Coral Gables, Florida

miles away

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Miami, Florida

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Miami

Miami

Florida

Places 22
Stories 4

Nearby Places

Tenerife Reflecting Point

Coral Gables, Florida

miles away

Venetian Pool

Coral Gables, Florida

miles away

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Miami, Florida

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Miami

Miami

Florida

Places 22
Stories 4

Related Places

  • John Bartram’s garden house.

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Bartram's Garden

    The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

  • A rare Franciscan manzanita, similar to the one that led to Rowntree’s nighttime raid to save one of the endangered plants. She admitted that she’d “garnered it ghoulishly in a gunnysack.”

    Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

    Lester Rowntree Native Plant Garden

    Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.

  • Jaboticaba growing on a branch.

    Bundaberg North, Australia

    Bundaberg Botanic Gardens

    Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.

  • The rhododendron garden in May.

    Portland, Oregon

    Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

    Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

  • Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden.

    Los Angeles, California

    Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

    This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

  • A movable glasshouse protects the camellia in winter.

    Dresden, Germany

    Pillnitz Camellia

    An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

  • The bamboo tunnel.

    Honduras

    Lancetilla Botanical Garden and Research Center

    This incredibly diverse research station is one of the largest tropical botanical gardens in the world.

  • The rose garden.

    Panajachel, Guatemala

    Atitlan Antique Rose Garden

    A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Family Trip
  • Food & Drink
  • History & Culture
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • FAQ
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2025 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.