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Jungle Gardens is a 170-acre (0.69 km2) botanical garden and bird sanctuary located on Avery Island Louisiana (near the town of New Iberia). The gardens are open daily except for major holidays; an admission fee is charged.The gardens were created by Edward Avery McIlhenny second son of Edmund McIlhenny the inventor of Tabasco sauce.One of Jungle Gardens’ primary attractions is a bird sanctuary called Bird City. It provides roosts for Snowy Egrets and other wildfowl species.