Botanical Garden

We tried to visit the Botanical Garden on New Year's Day but it was closed for the holidays. We tried again on Monday, only to discover it's closed on Mondays for maintenance. Third time lucky. We finally got to stroll through this lush 17 acres of greenery. The Garden is designed by a French architect and landscape designer, Carlos Thays, and it was inaugurated on September 7, 1898. It holds approximately 5,500 species of plants, trees and shrubs, as well as a number of sculptures, monuments and five greenhouses.Read more