WHICH I'LL SURE WILL BE ONE OF
THE BIGGEST SUPERHERO ON THE
PLANET.
WE'VE ESCAPED MOST OF THE
WINTER UNSCATHED.
IT HASN'T BEEN BAD UNTIL NOW
WITH THIS WINTER STORM THAT'S
ROLLING IN AND SO YOU MAY
DECIDE, HEY, THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS, MAYBE THE WEEKEND
IT'S TIME TO STAY HOME.
BUT WE'VE GOT AN ALTERNATIVE
FOR YOU.
YEAH.
AND THIS IS -- WE'RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THE PERFECT PLACE
TO TAKE THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
THIS IS COMING UP.
IT'S INDOORS, BUT IT FEELS
LIKE YOU'RE IN A PLACE WHERE
THERE'S A WORLD OF DIFFERENT
CLIMATES.
EVEN BETTER.
IT'S FREE.
OUR CHRIS TELL DELCAMP IS A
TOURIST IN YOUR TOWN AT THE
BOTANICAL GARDENS.
IF YOU WANT TO VISIT
DOWNTOWN ANN ARBOR, YOU'LL BE
GREETED BY A BUNCH OF
WONDERFUL RESTAURANTS LIKE
THESE.
AND A HUGE VARIETY OF
STOREFRONT SHOPPING LIKE
THESE.
BUT DID YOU KNOW ANN ARBOR
HAS A NICKNAME.
IT'S CALLED TREE TOWN AND I'M
ABOUT TO SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE
OF WHY.
SO THIS IS THE BOT
GARDENS.
I'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE I
WAS A KID.
AND I WANTED TO INTRODUCE TO
EVERYONE ELSE YOU CAN COME
CHECK IT OUT TOO.
HOW ARE YOU?
GREETINGS.
WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN BOTANICAL GARDEN AND
ITS CONSERVATORY.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC CARIBBEAN
JEWEL BOX OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.
IT'S GOT GREAT PLANTS.
WONDERFUL WARMTH, FLOWERS.
YOU'LL ENJOY IT.
IT'S WARM INSIDE THERE, BUT
PROBABLY LOSE THE COAT.
LET'S TAKE IT TO THE COAT
ROOM.
ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME INTO
HOUSE.
IS THIS THE KIND OF 10:00 P.M.
TROPICS ENVIRONMENT.
VERY MUCH THE DEEP TROPICS
AND THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF
COOL PLANTS THAT ARE WORTH
LOOKING AT.
IT CAN NEVER GO BELOW
60 DEGREES AND SOME OF THESE
PLANTS WE'VE HAD FOR A
CENTURY, SO IT MEANS IT'S
ALWAYS BEEN WARM IN THE WINTER
AND NOT TOO HOT IN THE MURDER
VICTIM.
GLAD I TOOK MY COAT OFF.
WHAT TEMPERATURE IS IT IN
HERE.
IT'S IN THE LOW 70s RIGHT
NOW BUT IT'S WONDERFULLY
HUMID.
AND WE'RE TALKING ONE ROOM.
YOU HAVE THREE ROOMS HERE,
RIGHT.
THREE ROOMS, THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THIS IS JUST THE
TROPICAL.
THIS IS THE REALLY WARM
ONE.
WHAT IS ONE OF THE COOLEST
THINGS THAT YOU CAN SEE INSIDE
HERE.
USUALLY THE CHOCOLATE TREE
HAS CHOCOLATE PODS AND
EVERYBODY LIKES CHOCOLATE.
AND IN THIS HOUSE YOU JUST
NEED TO KEEP LOOKING OUT AND
UP TO SEE SOME OF THE REALLY
INTERESTING FEATURES.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S THE NEXT ROOM OVER?
MED --
LET'S HEAD OVER THERE.
WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS
ROOM?
WE HAVE PLANTS FROM PARTS
OF THE WORLD THAT HAVE DRY
CLIMATE AND YOU'RE COMING UP
TO THE MOST POPULAR FEATURE
FOR ALL THE KIDS WHO COME HERE
AND KIDS AT HEART.
AND IT'S THE COI IN THE KOI
POND.
AREN'T THEY HAPPEN SOME?
WE HAVE ONE MORE ROOM TO
EXPLORE.
WHICH ROOM IS THAT?
THAT'S THE DESERT HOUSE.
FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE IT'S THEIR
FAVORITE.
I LIVED IN THE DESERT FOR
LIKE 10 YEARS SO I'M KIND OF
PARTIAL TO THIS.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE.
WE HAVE PLANTS FROM ALL THE
DESERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
HERE TO SHOW HOW CONVERSE AND
BEAUTIFUL THEY ARE.
YOU SAID YOU HAVE SOMETHING
UNIQUE GOING ON WITH THIS GUY,
RIGHT.
YES.
THIS IS AGAVE IS MORE THAN A
QUARTER OF A CENTURY OLD AND
IT'S GOING TO COME INTO BLOOM
IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO AND
RIGHT NOW IT'S GROWING AT
ABOUT 5 INCHES A DAY.
THIS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR MOMS
TO BRING KIDS DURING THE
WINTER MONTHS, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY.
AND KIDS OF ALL AGE.
AND THEY'RE OPEN TO KIND OF
PLAY AND RUN AROUND AND DO
WHATEVER THEY WANT FOR THE
MOST PART.
STAY ON THE WALKWAYS AND
ENJOY LOOKING.
I'M KIND OF A BIG KID TOO,
SO I'M GOING TO TAKE MY INDIAN
A JOHNSON HAT AND I'M GOING TO
GO PLAY AROUND MYSELF.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING.
SO THAT IS ABOUT ALL THAT I
CAN HANDLE FOR ONE DAY AND SO
I'M GOING TO TAKE A SEAT IN
THE TROPICS AND REST BEFORE I
HAVE TO GO BACK OUTSIDE.
ONE LAST THING.
THIS PLACE IS FREE TO VISIT.
AND IT'S OPEN SEVEN DAYS A
WEEK SO YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT
TO COME.
VERY NICE.
SO MUCH FUN.
LOOKS GOOD.
CHRIS COULD BE A SUPERHERO