Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a 52-acre botanical garden that impresses with its diversity of more than 14,000 species of plants and trees.

Most captivating are the themed corners: the first Japanese Garden in the U.S. with a pond and koi, the Cherry Esplanade with 70 trees that bloom in spring during the Sakura Matsuri festival, and the Cranford Rose Garden with classic and modern varieties.

For families, there is the Discovery Garden, an interactive space for children, and Shakespeare lovers will appreciate the garden with plants mentioned in his works.