New York Botanical Garden, A Century-old Tropical Plant Palace

2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458

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Introduction

The New York Botanical Garden, located in the Bronx, encompasses 50 different gardens and features attractions such as the cascading waterfall, wetlands, and 20 hectares of untouched forest. The forest contains trees such as oak, American beech, cherry, birch, tulip, and maple, some of which are over 200 years old. Notable popular sites within the garden include the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory (formerly named the Crystal Palace-inspired wrought-iron Conservatory), the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, the Rock Garden, and 15 hectares of coniferous trees. In addition, the garden includes a propagation center, a library with a collection of 550,000 volumes, and an herbarium with over seven million plant specimens dating back 300 years, making it an important academic institution for plant research.

Address

2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458

Opening hours

Mid-January to early March, Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00-17:00, other months Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00-18:00
open on some Mondays, please check the official website
closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Transportation

Take the B or D subway line to Bedford Park Blvd station and walk for about 12 minutes to get there; or take the Metro North from Grand Central Station to Botanical Garden station.

Phone +1-718-817-8700

Website https://www.nybg.org