Brooklyn Botanic Garden (includes Brooklyn Museum)

718-623-7200
www.bbg.org

Description

Located in the heart of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a living museum where beauty, romance, and fun blossom in the world-class plant collections and specialty gardens. Admired as an urban horticultural and botanic resource, Brooklyn Botanic Garden inspires visitors to discover that plants are essential to life! Situated on 52 acres, BBG is home to over 10,000 types of plants and hosts more than 700,000 visitors annually. Noted as the 'premier horticultural attraction in the region' by The New York Times, BBG is known as a 'Garden of Firsts,' including the first Japanese Garden created in an American public garden and one of the finest Japanese gardens outside Japan; the Alice Recknagel Ireys Fragrance Garden, the country's first garden created for the visually impaired; and the Children's Garden, noted as the oldest children's garden in continuous operation and a prototype for children's gardens throughout the world.

Hours:

October to Mid-March: Tuesday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm;
Saturday-Sunday, 10:00 am-4:30 pm;
Mid-March to October: Tuesday-Friday, 8:00 am-6:00 pm;
Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 am-6:00 pm

Closed

Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. All holiday hours are subject to change without notice.

Public Transportation:

Take the 2 or 3 train to Eastern Parkway or the B (weekdays) or Q train to Prospect Park. By bus, use the B16, B41, B43, B45, B48, or B71.