Washington, D.C.

U.S. Botanical Garden

100 Maryland Avenue Southwest, Washington, DC 20024

Description:

The U.S. Botanical Garden is one of the largest gardens in North America. It was founded in 1850 in the vicinity of the Washington State Capitol.

The attendance of the botanical garden is about 750,000 people per year.

The United States Botanic Garden has the Production Facility, which opened in 1994 and has an area of 85,000 feet. At the moment, more than 60 thousand plants grow in the park, some of them are more than 165 years old. In the greenhouse, several large halls are devoted to various climatic zones: in the "Jungle" grow ten-meter evergreen trees, in the "Desert" - cacti, and in the hall "Orchid" - flowers of all shades.

Entrance to the botanical garden is free and photography is also allowed. Botanic Garden is open daily from 10:00 to 17:00.

 

 

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