Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

100 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 

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Tue-Sun 10 am–6 pm

$18/adults, $12/students & seniors, free/ages 11 & under

Explore a 52-acre urban botanic garden with a variety of plants and habitats.

🌸 Don’t miss the lovely Japanese Garden’s pond, home to turtles, carp, ducks and its small Shinto shrine guarded by two stone fox statues (and gorgeous cherry blossoms in the spring).

🐞 The one-acre friendly Discovery Garden features an elevated boardwalk, an “insect hotel,” hosting leaf-cutter bees, praying mantises, and termites and tall native grasses and flowers that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.

✒️ Join weekly interactive programs for all ages. Download a kids field journal and see tips for visiting with kids

🍽 Enjoy casual entreés at the seasonal outdoor eatery Yellow Magnolia Canteen or sandwiches, snacks, and drinks at the Coffee Bar at the Visitor Center, with socially distanced outdoor seating for either option.

🌳 Near Brooklyn Museum and happening Prospect Park.