Brooklyn Botanic Garden
About
Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies 52 carefully curated acres in the heart of Brooklyn, wedged between Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and Crown Heights. Despite its urban setting, BBG maintains an extraordinary diversity of plant collections and garden environments that make it feel genuinely removed from the surrounding city — a quality that has made it one of the most cherished public spaces in New York. The garden's most celebrated feature is its collection of cherry trees, which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors during Sakura Matsuri each spring. Its Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden — one of the oldest Japanese-inspired gardens in North America, designed in 1915 — offers a contemplative landscape that contrasts powerfully with the formal English and fragrance gardens nearby. The Steinhardt Conservatory houses tropical, Mediterranean, and desert plant collections in a series of glass pavilions. BBG places particular emphasis on connecting visitors to local ecology and urban environmental stewardship. Its Native Flora Garden documents the plants indigenous to the New York metropolitan region, and its children's education programs use the garden as a hands-on laboratory for understanding plant biology, soil science, and ecological relationships in an urban context. Children under 12 are always admitted free. As an APGA Reciprocal Admissions Program member, individual members of participating public gardens receive free admission.
Affiliated Places
APGA Reciprocal Admissions Program member. Individual members of participating public gardens receive free admission.
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Hours of Operation
Open Tuesday–Sunday. Garden typically opens at 8 a.m. Closing times vary seasonally. Closed Mondays. Verify current hours before visiting.
Hours change seasonally — verify before visiting.
Admission
Paid admissionGeneral admission required. Children under 12 always free. APGA individual members receive free admission. Community Tickets available for those with financial need.
✓ Membership available
APGA Reciprocal Admissions Program
The American Public Gardens Association's Reciprocal Admissions Program allows members of participating public gardens to visit other member gardens for free or at a discount. Hundreds of botanical gardens, arboreta, and conservatories across North America participate.
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