
NAPLES, Fla. – The Naples Botanical Garden is open Thanksgiving and offering discounted admission.
The garden will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. Tickets will be discounted $5, so adults will cost $9.95 and kids four to 14 will cost $4.95.
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