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The Ethel G. & Allen H. Carruth Natural Encounters Building

Escape with your guests to a tropical rainforest or one of six other ecosystems in our award-winning Natural Encounters building.  Sip cocktails while viewing our impressive coral reef, look a piranha in the eye, or try to spot Succotash, our sloth, among the branches of the rainforest.  These are just a few of the highlights that make this location one of our most popular venues.
 
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Amenities:
  • Evening rental only
  • Built-in sound system
  • Built-in granite counter-top bar
  • DVD flat screen above bar
  • Tranquil waterfall at entrance to great guests
  • Private restrooms inside the building
  • Spacious area outside for additional seating
  • Band or DJ with dancing permitted outside building
  • Seating: 100
  • Standing: 175
  • 2,500 square feet