The Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies 52 acres in the center of Brooklyn, near Mount Prospect Park, Prospect Park, and the Brooklyn Museum.
The garden is home to more than 14 thousand plant taxa and receives more than 800 thousand visitors each year. It also includes several special gardens, plant collections and structures.
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers numerous educational programs, plant science and conservation, and community gardening initiatives, in addition to a herbarium collection.
It opened its doors in May 1911, on the site of an ash dump. It was later expanded, mainly during the first three decades after it was inaugurated.
The landscape of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden includes many special gardens, including the Japanese Garden of Hills and Ponds, rose gardens, native flora, fragrances, the children’s garden, a gazebo and an esplanade of cherry trees, ideal to visit during spring, when they bloom.
Visiting hours at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden vary depending on the season, so we recommend visiting its official website to learn more about it.
It is also preferable that you buy your tickets in advance.
Admission prices for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden are as follows:
Members enter without paying. Adults pay 18 dollars.
People 65 years old or older pay and students 12 years old or older pay 12 dollars.
Children under 12 years old enter for free.
The Garden also allows you to enter by paying what you decide, as a donation, in some specific seasons… You will find more details on its website.
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has three entrances… One located at 150 Eastern Parkway… Another at 455 Flatbush Avenue… and finally another entrance at 990 Washington Avenue..
We invite you to visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It is a pleasant experience to enjoy IN YOUR FREE TIME…
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