Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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🌷 Garden · Brooklyn

2.5 hours · $$ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚇
    About 30 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Subway 2/3 to Eastern Pkwy or B/Q/S to Prospect Park, then a 3-minute walk
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2.5 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

A 52-acre garden with a Discovery Garden set aside just for kids: hedge mazes to crawl through, water pumps, magnifying glasses and a sandbox; the koi and turtles in the Japanese pond, the warm conservatory in winter and the cherry esplanade in spring are all made for a 2-year-old's scale.

💡 Tips
Admission is about $18 per adult and free under 12, with free weekdays in winter; Friday mornings are often free (check the website). The cherry blossom festival in late April is mobbed, so pick a weekday if you want quiet.

What this place offers

✓Discovery Garden
✓Japanese garden koi
✓cherry esplanade
✓conservatory
✓stroller-friendly
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Brooklyn

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Rain · 45–61°F · 45% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 44–58°F · 2% rain

Location

Brooklyn, New York

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