The New York Botanical Garden offers visitors of New York City a 240 acre stretch of a variety of gardens and habitats. The New York Botanical Garden, located in the borough of Bronx, was first established in 1891, and has since been at the forefront of gardening and horticulture.
Some of the natural highlights of the garden include a wide variety of trees and forests, wetlands, a waterfall, Japanese rock garden and even parts of the forest that originally covered New York City before the Europeans arrived. Aside from natural sights, there is also a wealth of information at the New York Botanical Garden. A propagation center, library, herbarium and other facilities all come together to ensure that you can uncover the history and information on nearly everything you experience within the garden.