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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is a botanical garden in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Over 2015, 800K visitors passed through. Our list goes on with Madison Square Garden, 5.9 mi away.

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Nearest place to stay

0.5 mi

At Home in Brooklyn

Visitors in 2015

800K

Wikidata

Open since

1910

In brief

A garden inside New York City

Places to stay about a mile away

At Home in Brooklyn is 0.5 miles away; Park Slope Bed and Breakfast (0.6 mi) and Serenity at Home Guest House (0.7 mi) are close too. 303 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

Established in 1910

Brooklyn Botanic Garden dates from 1910. About ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct

May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 9 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 9 miles from Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

How the seasons run

A visit to Brooklyn Botanic Garden can follow the seasons below.

Jan40° / 27°

Feb43° / 28°

Mar50° / 34°

Apr61° / 43°

May71° / 53°

Jun80° / 63°

Jul85° / 69°

Aug84° / 68°

Sep77° / 61°

Oct66° / 50°

Nov55° / 40°

Dec45° / 32°

Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →

About

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is a botanical garden in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The botanical garden occupies 52 acres (21 ha) in central Brooklyn, close to Mount Prospect Park, Prospect Park, and the Brooklyn Museum. Designed by the Olmsted Brothers, BBG holds over 14,000 taxa of plants and has over 800,000 visitors each year. It includes a number of specialty gardens, plant collections, and structures. BBG hosts numerous educational programs, plant-science and conservation, and community horticulture initiatives, in addition to a herbarium collection.

Type: Garden
Animals: 14 species
Established: 1910
Area: 5,189 acres
Wikipedia readers: 15K a year

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.

Where to stay

Beds near Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Inside 4 miles you will find 303 places to stay. The closest is At Home in Brooklyn, 0.5 miles away.

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Closest places to stay

1At Home in Brooklyninn or B&B · 0.5 mi northwestDirections
2Park Slope Bed and Breakfastinn or B&B · 0.6 mi westDirections
3Serenity at Home Guest Houseinn or B&B · 0.7 mi southeastDirections
4Parkside Bed and Breakfastinn or B&B · 0.7 mi southDirections
5The Brooklyn Riviera Hostelhostel · 0.8 mi northeastDirections
6The Brooklynhotel · 1.0 mi northeastDirections
7La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Brooklyn Centralhotel · 1.0 mi northeastDirections
8Kim's Kids Summer Campcampground · 1.0 mi westDirections
9Best Western Plus Arena Hotelhotel · 1.1 mi northeastDirections
10Arlington Placeinn or B&B · 1.1 mi northeastDirections

Places to eat nearby

2,310 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

263 Asian & Indian252 coffee & cafés242 Mexican & Latin238 bars & pubs131 pizza130 bakeries110 subs & sandwiches

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From Brooklyn Botanic Garden	Drive	Places to stay	People	Typical home	Safety
New York City	in town	—	1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park	8,584,629	$778K	D
Jersey City	6 mi northwest	10 min	39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	302,013	$567K	C⁻
Newark	12 mi west	15 min	29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs	323,808	$374K	C⁻
North Bergen Township	9 mi north	15 min	19 15 hotels · 4 motels	61,483	$474K	B
Elizabeth	12 mi west	20 min	25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B	141,675	$449K	D
Secaucus	10 mi northwest	15 min	18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins	22,640	$572K	C⁻
Hempstead	19 mi east	30 min	51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park	795,734	$641K	—
North Hempstead	18 mi northeast	25 min	22 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	238,982	$888K	—

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Paterson20 mi northwest Yonkers20 mi north Oyster Bay25 mi east

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub9 mi

JFKJohn F. Kennedy · major hub10 mi

EWRNewark Liberty · major hub11 mi

Places to stay and eat: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · streets, water and the site outline: Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap contributors · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 12 miles you can add these well-known places.

Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden

Big draw8 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year

Big draw4 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum

Big draw7 mi TheatreStudio 54

Big draw8 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year

Big draw7 mi BeachConey Island

Big drawin town Stadium & arenaBarclays Center

Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0

Common questions

Brooklyn Botanic Garden in questions

Is Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.

When is the best time to visit Brooklyn Botanic Garden?

May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.

How many people visit Brooklyn Botanic Garden each year?

800,000 in 2015, according to Wikidata.

How far is Brooklyn Botanic Garden from Oyster Bay?

About 25 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Brooklyn Botanic Garden?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 9 miles away.

What hotels are near Brooklyn Botanic Garden?

At Home in Brooklyn (0.5 mi), Park Slope Bed and Breakfast (0.6 mi) and Serenity at Home Guest House (0.7 mi). 303 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

What locals in New York City say

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.