Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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Address
900 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225 
Phone
718-623-7200
Area
Neighborhood
Central Brooklyn
Price
$8, Students w/ID $4, Free Tuesdays & winter weekdays
Web Page
http://www.bbg.org/

Type of Makom

Parks Type
Garden

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Description

From Wikipedia: The Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is a botanical garden located across from Prospect Park near Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Founded in 1910, the 52 acre (210,000 m²) garden includes a cherry tree esplanade, a one-acre (4,000 m²) rose garden, a Japanese hill and pond garden, a fragrance garden for the blind, a water-lily pond terrace, a series of conservatories, a rock garden, a native flora garden, a bonsai tree collection, and children's gardens and discovery exhibits. [1]

Tips

  • Pick up bottled water beforehand. The person you are going with will appreciate it.

Hours Subject to change. Always verify.

General Grounds

November 1–Mid-March

  • Tuesday–Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Weekends and holidays: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day (open holiday Mondays)

Mid-March–October 31

  • Tuesday–Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Weekends and holidays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Closed Monday (open holiday Mondays, except Labor Day)

Directions

See here.