Steeped in history, the United States Botanic Garden inspires people to appreciate, study, and conserve plants to enrich society locally and globally. …
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Mar 21, 2025
A nice respite in the middle of a big city, and its free! Have been a few times and has never been busy. All the staff and volunteers are very helpful and if they do not know the answer have always …Full review by noworry
Mar 21, 2025
Great place for plant enthusiasts. Some really good collections. The volunteers are ready to answer questions. Not the outdoor collections are closed in March.Full review by TuxMum
Mar 1, 2025
The botanical gardens are located at the US Capitol end of the National Mall. There is an outdoor area as well as an indoor greenhouse (conservatory), which opens at different times. During winter, t…Full review by Acineto
I carried a small backpack with no problems. There was no security that I noticed for the interior portion of the garden. The exterior part is open to the public and shouldn't have any …
I carried a small backpack with no problems. There was no security that I noticed for the interior portion of the garden. The exterior part is open to the public and shouldn't have any restrictions.
Enjoy? Hmm, maybe. I don't think I'd take my kids with that expectation. I love plants and want my kids to appreciate nature, so I'd totally take them with the lower expectation to just …
Enjoy? Hmm, maybe. I don't think I'd take my kids with that expectation. I love plants and want my kids to appreciate nature, so I'd totally take them with the lower expectation to just expose them to new wonders and the diversity of nature. If you like plants, I'd say take them for sure. It's like walking into lots of different natural environments the way it's arranged. The center rainforest area is cool and I'm sure kids would enjoy the multi levels to view down. As with everything with kids, you might go thru it faster with them than you would on your own, but it's totally worth a walk through, especially if you are close by. A bonus is that it is very compact. The variety of shapes, textures, colors I'd think would capture most kids attention, even if only for a short while. And kids are always surprising us us by what they appreciate and what they get into, so who knows, maybe they'd really enjoy it. Speaking for my 9 and 12yo kids, I think they'd tolerate it for my sake and certainly get something out of it, but it wouldn't top their most enjoyable list. But, for me, I'd still take them anyway!
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