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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn

Step into 52 acres of living art where cherry blossoms explode in pink each spring and century-old bonsai trees whisper secrets of patience. Wander from the vermillion torii gate of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden to tropical greenhouses steaming with orchids, discovering why locals call this their urban sanctuary.

Cherry blossom paradise
Japanese garden escape
Year-round conservatories
Family discovery weekends

Tips

🌸"breathtaking to see in person" — Travel Lemming on April cherry blossoms
🍵check the CherryWatch bloom tracker before visiting
💰free admission Tuesdays, kids under 12 always free

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA

Upcoming at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Friday, Jun 12
Together

Together

June 12

Suspended in the Conservatory Well, this ethereal installation weaves together dried flowers, seed heads, and foliage that BBG gardeners preserved from the past growing season. It's a quiet, tactile celebration of the garden's year that lingers long after the last bloom fades.

Ancestral Ecologies

Ancestral Ecologies

June 12

Four multisensory installations explore how African Diasporic and Latinx animist traditions can reshape our relationship with the natural world. Wander through bioderived fiber sculptures and earthen elements in the garden's north end, where ancient beliefs about the intelligence of plants and ecosystems come alive.

Brooklyn’s Greening Heroes

Brooklyn’s Greening Heroes

June 12

Local growers share how dirt under their fingernails became bridges between neighbors. Intimate portraits and personal narratives reveal gardening as Brooklyn's quiet revolution.