The New York Botanical Garden is a museum of plants and a National Historic Landmark with 250 acres. This includes 47 gardens and plant collections, a 40-acre Forest that is typical of what once covered all of New York City and the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

From Manhattan, go to Grand Central Station, take the Metro-North Harlem Local Line to the Botanical Garden Station.

The Bronx Zoo is home to more than 6,000 animals, including some of the world's most endangered species. With 265 wooded acres devoted to spacious naturalistic habitats, it is the largest metropolitan wildlife conservation park in the United States. From Manhattan, take the Triborough Bridge to Bruckner Expwy east to Bronx River Pkwy north. Or, west Side Highway to Cross Bronx Expwy east to Bronx River Pkwy north. The Bronx Zoo is located just off exit 6 of the Bronx River Parkway.

Activities include sightseeing and walking. For more information, contact The New York Botanical Garden 200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd, Bronx, New York 10458 or call (718)-817-8700. Information on the Bronx Zoo, call 718-367-1010.

Pictures on this page are inside the Enid A. Haupt conservatory and throughout the NY Botanical Garden, using film and digital cameras.

Pictures from the Bronx Zoo are found here.

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Flowers at the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden.
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Inside the conservatory at the desert display.
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Inside the conservatory.
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The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
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The Seasonal Walk featuring tulips during early May.
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The Seasonal Walk featuring tulips during early May.
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The waterfall at the T.H. Everett Rock Garden.
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Scene from the Rock Garden.
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Overlooking the Bronx River.
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Scene from the 40 acre forest inside the Botanical Garden, this is what all of New York City once looked like. This scene is very different from the typical stereotype about what the Bronx looks like.
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Crabapple trees near Daffodil Hill.
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Further information can be found at the New York Botanical Garden page or
Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Society page.
Information on flowers can be found at Flower Delivery Flowers.