The Shell Factory & Nature Park will host its final closing weekend Sept. 28-29. Weather permitting, the park will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 4.5-acre Nature Park will be open for guests to visit and explore hundreds of unique animals and critters, including a variety birds, iguanas, tortoises, alligators, fish, a camel and more. Admission is $16 for adults, $11 for children ages 4 to 12, free for children 3 and under (with a paid adult), $12 for seniors ages 55-plus and $11 for military veterans. Ticket sales support the Nature Park staff in the continued care and feeding of the animals as they finalize efforts to rehome to approved facilities. The park’s on-site restaurants, the Southern Grill and Tommy’s Outdoor Cafe, will be open with a limited menu until supplies run out.
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