Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Botanical Garden
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
This botanical garden is famous for their flowers. It's one of the most popular in the city!
"Possibly best when the tulips & cherry blossoms are in bloom."(25 Tips)
"Come in the spring for the annual Cherry Blossom festival!"(13 Tips)"Sakura Matsuri two-day cherry blossom festival"(7 Tips)
"free admission and guest passes"(13 Tips)
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Amazing gardens and green houses. Try to see Sakura Matsuri!
MariaAugust 10, 2014Looooved it! Beautiful place, not too many people around (no lines!), surely worth a visit.
Scott StilsonMay 27, 2017Take advantage of the AHS Reciprocal Admissions Program to gain free admission.
Shawn SprockettAugust 12, 2014It's free on Saturdays from 10-noon. Be sure to do the tour at 1pm too. You'll appreciate the gardens more!
Caroline ShadoodFebruary 27, 2015Indoor gardens get me through every winter, particularly the rainforest room.
This is the most appropriate place in the neighborhood to join a swarm. Any spring weekend with good weather will do.- Guest of a GuestOctober 11, 2011This place is just simply beautiful - once you step inside you forget that you live in an urban wasteland and actually appreciate nature again. Read more
Jag FirerwalkerNovember 20, 2015Bit pricey for the entrance, yet beautiful all the way. It makes you all sentimental about the nature stuff- Trees and Saplings program lets kids age 2-3 learn about gardening and experience nature. Caregiver participation is required. Read more
Jackie ToddJuly 22, 2017The place to go if you want to get away from the busy streets. You can spend hours inside.
The Sonnet ProjectMay 8, 2013Osborne Garden was the featured location for Sonnet 15, performed by Michael Lopez, directed by Melinda Crespo. The video was released on May 7th, 2013. Read more
Julie LMay 23, 2020Here for the greenhouses and it didn't disapoint. Such a peaceful place to visit in the winter.
Peter VigeantApril 28, 2013More people have died at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden (mostly due to ingesting poisonous plants) than at all of the New York City Zoos combined.
Rochelle GreenApril 8, 2012Walk with your student ID! Nice place for a picnic :-) and the Japanese garden and cherry blossom esplanade is the best!
Trae FNovember 8, 2015The colors are stunning in the Autumn. Just meander and find the Noguchi sculptures throughout.
Christen DuongFebruary 13, 2012Beautiful gardens year-round. No one deserves to have this in their neighborhood. This place makes me feel lucky to live around here.
The cafe here is incredible. Just make sure you come to the garden on an off day in order to get a table and peace and quiet.
Love these gardens. Construction of east gate finally finished. Don't forget - before noon on Saturdays and get in free!
Leslie OroApril 22, 2010Free this year with Brooklyn College ID. Breath-taking sights during all seasons. The cherry blossoms are beautiful in Spring. They offer private member events.
The Organic View RadioMarch 1, 2011One of the most beautiful places on earth! There are activities for all ages! Always a fun time!
- June StoyerJune 12, 2011One of the best kept hidden secrets in NYC that is great for the whole family!
Malin Ali BeyAugust 10, 2016An oasis of Tranquility in what's becoming a rapidly Manhattanized New Brooklyn.
Abe GSeptember 6, 2010They have a new calder statue on the lawn where you come in from e parkway and a pretty crazy installation near the lillie ponds. Seems to be a great place for very little kids to roam!
Free on Tuesdays, but membership is relatively cheap and gets you in free every day. Worth it to have unlimited access to, you know, plants and stuff.
Sydney RandallAugust 12, 2015come when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. i came in early august. everything was dead.
Time Out New YorkMarch 10, 2016Spring is here early, so head over to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the Make Brooklyn Bloom Festival where you can celebrate nature through workshops and classes on how to preserve it. Sat, 3/12. Read more
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd)
Brooklyn, NY 11225
United States
Brooklyn, NY 11225
United States
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of North America's premier public gardens.
Closed until 10:00 AM tomorrow (Show more)
- Tue–Sun
- 10:00 AM–4:30 PM
(718) 623-7200
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