Denver Botanical Gardens
Denver, Colorado
Denver Botanical Gardens
Denver Botanic Gardens is recognized as one of the top five botanical gardens in the United States. Art and science unite in the Gardens’ spectacular 23-acre site, filled with more than 32,000 plants from Australia, Africa and the Himalayas. Additional sites at Denver Botanic Gardens are at Chatfield, a 750-acre wildlife and native plant refuge in Littleton, and Mt. Goliath, a high altitude trail and alpine rock garden on the Mt. Evans Scenic Byway, extend this experience throughout the Front Range.There’s also a 3-acre children’s garden.Photo: The Boettcher Tropical Conservatory offers a good opportunity to take a closer look at some of the year-round interest provided by trunks and stems in the tropical exhibit. [ info ]