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With a mission to help us understand the interdependency between flora and fauna, the Cleveland Botanical Garden maintains a number of off-site learning gardens as well as its stunning main venue.
With a mission to help us understand the interdependency between flora and fauna, the Cleveland Botanical Garden maintains a number of off-site learning gardens as well as its stunning main venue.
Not actually an island but a peninsular, Mud Island is a popular getaway for Memphis locals. As well as a number of bike trails, it is also possible to hire a pedal boat or raft here.
With a mission to help us understand the interdependency between flora and fauna, the Cleveland Botanical Garden maintains a number of off-site learning gardens as well as its stunning main venue.
Manhattan's vast Central Park, over 2.5 miles long, would take several days to explore fully. Locals love ice-skating in winter, boating in summer and cycling or rollerblading all year. Other…
It's hard to imagine what New York must have looked like before the building frenzy filled it with concrete and glass. But if you visit the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, just 20…
Wave Hill is a 28-acre estate in New York's Bronx district which boasts a series of award-winning gardens and an urban woodland. The gardens have dramatic views over the Hudson River and the…
Dumbarton Oaks was designed to give an illusion of country life within a city garden. Designed by the visionary Beatrix Farrand, it incorporates French, Italian and English landscape…
Fairchild Tropical Garden in Coral Gables is a tranquil oasis with lakes, woods and thousands of plants. Rare palms and orchids flourish in glass conservatories and the tropical Vine Pergola…
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
If it's a good cactus you're after, then the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is one of the best places to go. However, despite its name, it's more than a single monument. It's actually a…
The exquisite Public Garden in Back Bay is the country's oldest botanical garden (1837). Fascinating statues and monuments accent the greenery, and blooms from the city's greenhouses fill the…
Eccentric James Deering built Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Coconut Grove around 1916 to resemble a slice of Renaissance Italy. The villa's rooms are filled with sumptuous gilt-edge…
The Saguaro National Park is home to the Saguaro cactus, a monstrous prickly horror which can grow over 50 feet high and is the supreme symbol of American Southwest. The park also offers a…
As the image of Hawaii is intertwined with flower wreaths, a visit to Maui's Tropical Gardens is a must. The four-acre park is home to various native Hawaiian plants, including the Taro and…
The Portland Japanese Garden offers fine views of snow-capped Mount Hood. Its five garden styles include a Tea Garden and Sand and Stone Garden. One of several Washington Park attractions…
International Rose Test Garden
Portland is known as the City of Roses, and new types have been tested at the International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park since 1917. Blooms begin to appear in early May and are most…
The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a green oasis with 15 acres of landscaped gardens, 15 acres of hardwood forest and a large tropical conservatory. Exotic orchids, roses, herbs and woodlands are…
Ferries run from the Waterfront to Bainbridge Island. Rustic and wooded, there's a friendly small-town atmosphere here. Visitors shop for crafts in Winslow and wander Bloedel Nature Reserve.…
The ornate 19th-century conservatory at Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill houses ferns, palms and cacti. There's also a bandstand, water tower and several sculptures among the well-tended picnic…
The Heritage Society at Downtown's Sam Houston Park has a collection of mainly 19th-century restored houses and a church with Houston's futuristic skyline as a backdrop. Regular guided tours…
