The Cloud Forest Dome was one of the highlights from today. There is nothing I've ever seen to compare it to. The complex is completely man made but the plants are very real.
The first thing you notice when you step through the door and into the dome is this huge waterfall & the the immediate relief from the heat as the temperature drops 20 degrees!
The apex of the dome is directly above the waterfall.
There is a huge variety of plants with grouping in different zones. The Orchard zone was pretty popular and had many different varieties.
In a different area, pitcher plants.
Scattered around the dome are these dried vine sculptures.
We were intrigued to see these glass sculptures by Dale Chilhuly. We had visited his gallery in Seattle last year.
This display inside the Chrystal Mountain has a 360 degree motion projection of various forest themes.
