New York Car Rental and New York Botanical Garden

Escaping the concrete jungle that is New York City is easier than think – simply hop in your New York car rental and head over to the New York Botanical Garden. Founded in 1891 by botanist Nathaniel Lord Britton, the New York Botanical Garden has blossomed into a place of serene beauty and abundance. Located just a short drive from Manhattan in the Bronx, the New York Botanical Garden boasts more than 250-acres of outdoor indulgence, including an amazing 27 outdoor gardens and plant collections. This glorious garden is gearing up for yet another season of sensational growth, so what are you waiting for? Escape the concrete of Manhattan with a visit to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.

Find your inner gardener today at the New York Botanical Garden

More than 500,000 visitors enjoy all that the New York Botanical Garden has to offer each year, making it one of the busiest tourist attractions in all of NYC. It doesn’t matter how old you are or what your gardening ability is – the New York Botanical Garden is bound to have an activity or exhibit that appeals to your inner green thumb. Serious botanists enjoy the gardens at the NYBG as much as public school students so don’t be shy when it comes to asking questions. There’s plenty of information just waiting to be cultivated in the New York Botanical Garden.

Wander through a world of wonderful plants

New York car rental travelers will find more than 3,000 specimens of plants inside the New York Botanical Garden, each of which represents one of four distinct environments. New York car rental travelers will experience these environments almost immediately after entering the gardens, as they travel through exhibits covering the Lowland Tropical Rain Forest, the Upland Tropical Rain Forest, the Desert of the Americas and the Desert of Africa. Other permanent exhibits in the garden include the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, the Native Plant Garden and the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden. New York car rental travelers will also find changing seasonal flower displays inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory’s two temporary galleries.

Hit up the library to learn even more about the plants at NYBG

The nation’s most extensive collection of horticultural and botanical materials can be found inside the New York Botanical Garden’s Library. Over one million books, slides and articles can be found inside the walls of this facility, along with the largest collection of preserved plant specimens in the Western Hemisphere. These resources combine to provide New York car rental travelers with an outstanding place to learn more about specimens located in the NYBG and around the world.

Get an insider’s view with a tour

New York car rental customers are invited to participate in any one of the New York Botanical Garden’s four guided garden tours. These unique offerings provide visitors with oodles of information concerning a number of unique garden features. Read on to learn more about tours happening in the New York Botanical Garden this week:

  • Expert Tours and Talks: New York car rental customers will learn all sorts of insider gardening tips on this exciting walking tour. Common topics cover everything from “When is a rose’s fragrance most intense?” to “How can an orchid grow on rocks?” This tour is offered on weekends only.
  • Docent-led Tours: These daily tours take an in depth look at some of the more popular gardens in the NYBG. Stops on this tour often include a look at the Perennial Garden, the Conservatory and the Forest.
  • Bird Walks: New York car rental travelers are invited to bring their binoculars on this walk, as a member of the National Audubon Society guides visitors helps to distinguish different birds that live within the garden. These tours are offered seasonally and on Saturdays only.
  • Narrated Tram Tours: New York car rental travelers are invited to listen into a narrated tour of the garden while riding this fun garden tram.
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