New York Botanical Garden

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New York Botanical Garden

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🌷 Garden · Bronx

3.5 hours · $$$ · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚇
    About 40 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Metro-North Harlem Line from Grand Central, 20 minutes to Botanical Garden station; or subway B/D to Bedford Park Blvd and a 10-minute walk
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3.5 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

A 250-acre garden where the Everett Children's Adventure Garden has a maze, pools and giant climbable leaf sculptures, plus a patch of New York's last old-growth forest and a river with a waterfall; a loop on the tram is enough to make kids happy.

💡 Tips
All-garden tickets are about $35 per adult, $15 per child and free under 2; New York residents get free grounds admission on Wednesdays (conservatory not included). Metro-North is easier than the subway. The Holiday Train Show from November to January is a separate ticket.

What this place offers

✓children's adventure garden
✓old-growth forest
✓conservatory
✓tram ride
✓waterfall
✓coffee
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Bronx

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

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Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 44–62°F · 38% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 43–59°F · 2% rain

Location

Bronx, New York

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