Yorkshire Museum Garden
Museum Street, York, YO1 7FR, United Kingdom
Description:
In the center of York is the Yorkshire Museum Garden, which is a significant attraction of the city. It was created in 1830 on the site of the former Abbey of St. Mary.
The museum, covering 10 hectares of land, contains a number of unique flora and fauna. The collection of 4.5 thousand plants, trees and shrubs was collected both in the UK and other parts of the world. Here you can feed the squirrel and admire the peacock family, which is important walking around the museum. Among the lush vegetation are several historical buildings, including the ruins of structures of the Roman period.
On the territory of the garden there is an open-air theater, where various concerts, competitions and festivals are held. The Yorkshire Museum Garden is one of the most visited places in the country, with around 1.5 million visitors in 2012.