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New York Botanical Garden
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What it is
A 250-acre botanical garden in the Bronx, with the 1902 Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, extensive collections, and a fifty-acre tract of old-growth forest that has never been logged.
Why travelers go
For the old-growth forest, which is the last surviving piece of the woodland that once covered New York City, and for the conservatory, which is one of the finest Victorian-style glasshouses in the United States.
What is genuinely good
Genuine scale and genuine quiet, both rare in New York. The old-growth forest cannot be seen anywhere else in the city. Free grounds admission for NYC residents on Wednesdays, and under-2s are no charge.
Downsides and tourist traps
Thirty-five dollars weekday for an adult, against a free Central Park. It is a Bronx day out rather than a stop, so it costs travel time. Weekend pricing is higher again, and the ticket types are easy to confuse.
Best for
New York City residents, who should simply go on a Wednesday; anyone interested in plants, trees or glasshouse architecture; and repeat visitors who have already done Manhattan.
Consider skipping if
You are in New York for three days and have not seen Central Park, the High Line or Prospect Park, all of which are free. This is a return-visit attraction, not a first-trip one.
Practical advice
If you are a New York City resident, go on a Wednesday when grounds admission is free, and bring proof of residency. Otherwise check whether you want the all-garden pass or grounds-only, since they are priced differently. Metro-North from Grand Central to Botanical Garden takes about twenty minutes and drops you at the gate.
Tickets and reservations
The weekday all-garden pass is 35 dollars for adults, 31 for seniors and students and 15 for children, with children under 2 at no charge. Weekend prices are higher. On Wednesdays, grounds admission is free to New York City residents all day, with proof of residency required and purchase onsite.
Getting there
Metro-North Harlem line from Grand Central to Botanical Garden station, about twenty minutes, arriving directly opposite the entrance. The B, D and 4 subway to Bedford Park Boulevard is about a fifteen-minute walk.
Where it sits
Bronx Park in the north-west Bronx, adjoining the Bronx Zoo, with Fordham University alongside and Arthur Avenue, the city's less touristed Italian quarter, a short bus ride away.
How long to allow
Half a day. Three hours is a realistic minimum given the scale, and the train each way adds an hour.
Accessibility
The garden publishes accessibility information and operates a tram tour included with the all-garden pass, which covers a large part of the grounds without walking.
The RuinMyTrip verdict
A genuinely different New York day, and free for city residents on Wednesdays. Non-residents should treat 35 dollars as the price of the old-growth forest and the conservatory, and should not attempt it on a first three-day trip.
Sources
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The weekday all-garden pass is 35 dollars for adults, 31 for seniors and students and 15 for children. source
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Children under 2 are admitted at no charge. source
From the RuinMyTrip team
Written by RuinMyTrip Editorial from published research and official sources, not from a personal trip. It is not a traveler review and is never counted in the community rating. How we research.
The New York Botanical Garden charges a weekday adult all-garden pass of 35 dollars, with 31 for seniors and students and 15 for children. Children under 2 are no charge. On Wednesdays, grounds admission is free to New York City residents all day. The garden is 250 acres in the Bronx, which is a scale New Yorkers rarely encounter. Inside it is the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, a Victorian-style glasshouse from 1902…
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