Washington D.C. has ample to offer and you can find plenty of things to do around but U.S. Botanic Garden holds a special place in the hearts of many visitors. Best part is that you can visit U.S. Botanic Garden for free.

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U.S. Botanic Garden:

United States Botanic Garden established in 1820 by U.S. Congress, is one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America. Rich in history and tradition, the United States Botanic Garden is a live plant museum that emphasizes the significance and priceless value of plants for the earth’s fragile ecosystems and the well-being of humans. U.S. Botanic Garden comprises the Conservatory, the National Garden and Bartholdi Park.

At the foot of Capitol Hill, the U.S. Botanic Garden is an oasis of tropical gardens in the center of the city. Encircled by outdoor gardens, the big glass house is the heart of the museum of living plants. Constant interior displays creates environments for plants at home everywhere from the desert to rainforests, while outside is a display of plants that bloom in the Middle Atlantic States. The greenhouse includes two courtyard gardens and 10 garden rooms, and the outside displays have a pollinator garden, rose garden, kitchen garden and water garden. There is always something growing and the lingering fragrance in the vast conservatory invites you to stop and relish the greenery.

Things to do inside U.S. Botanic Garden:

• Conservatory:

One of the Botanic Garden’s gems is the conservatory, a greenhouse with two courtyard gardens and 10 garden rooms under glass. The Conservatory offers various locations where you can observe the plant collections. The garden court’s lakes and vivid displays of flora combine to create a serene atmosphere. Then you travel to the tropics to view tropical vegetation covered in forests. The section on plant modification, which includes an old garden that sends you back millions of years, explains how plants built in various habitats.

Hawaii, the world’s deserts, and other unique collections are all approachable. The Children’s Garden, which is open to families to explore, is another attraction of the botanic garden. Through play, children can learn to take pleasure in the environment’s sensory experiences. The platform discovery structure, which has terraced platforms and climbing structures, is here for kids to explore. With motion-activated misting poles and a kiwi fruit tunnel, watering and planting stations are for small-sized fruiting plants. To entice visitors, the displays in the west and east galleries are always updating. You will come across a world of plants and environments in our permanent exhibits and gardens:

• Tropics: highlights a 93 foot dome, exploring plants that are fundamental for our environment and the world’s biodiversity.
• Garden Court: the vibrant foliage, flowers and pools create an elegant setting to make economic and ethnobotanical plants that are used in various products.
• World Deserts: it features cacti, succulents and other desert plants can adjust to even the uncultivable environments.

• Children’s Garden: children with their families can explore nature through play and sensory activities. Children can use gardening tools, create a vine tunnel and can do much more. 
• Primeval Garden: transferring us back to 150 million years, this garden shows a glimpse of the world before flowering plants rule the landscape.
• Hawaii: a set of plants native to Hawaii. Plant life on Hawaii evolved into an interesting flora because of geographic isolation.
• Orchids: in orchids you can enjoy the smell, colour and shapes of these beautiful flowers. Hundreds of various flowers from a collection of almost 3000 are on the exhibit. 
• Medicinal plants: the house has a collection of medicinal plants from across the globe.

Outdoor Gardens:

In the outdoor garden, you can find whatever type of vegetation you’d like to explore, from roses to other floral species. The Pollinator Garden is situated here and is inhabited by pollinator creatures like bats, birds, bees, and other insects. The First Ladies Water Garden is an enjoyment that provides the nation’s First Ladies with a fountain and astounding tile design, among other things. The Lawn Terrace is also a warm place to visit for outdoor tours, summer programmes, and festivals. The main features of the gated outdoor gardens are:

• Rose garden: rose garden showcases examples of one of the world’s most famous flowers, selected to survive in Washington’s climate.
• Regional garden: displays plants native to the Mid-Atlantic region.
• First Ladies Water Garden: acknowledges contributions by nation’s First Ladies, displaying a fountain with an elaborate tile pattern.
• Amphitheater: Amphitheater is another assembling place made from salvaged marble steps.
• West Lawn: serves as a greeting area for outdoor tours, festivals and summer classes. In this garden a friendly approach to lawn maintenance and pest management is taken.

• Pollinator garden: shows how gardens supply essential resources for pollinators. Pollinators, like birds, bats and insects are liable for almost a third of our food and the constant function of our ecosystems.

Bartholdi fountain and park:

This fountain is the part of United States Botanic Garden since 1923. The fountain stays a secret garden admired by everyone and is located across Independence Avenue. The cast-iron fountain weighs more than 15 tons and is 30 feet tall. The basin lights up at night around the basin. Enjoy this natural world that helps preserve the earth’s delicate ecosystem. Everything in this place is superlative. Bartholdi Park is a two-acre tranquil space with sheltered benches. The park offers a wide variety of plants from evergreens to perennials to roses and bulbs.

Savage Garden:

The Savage Garden is a sanctuary for the safe keeping and conservation of carnivorous plants. This remarkable section of the Botanic Garden is devoted to protecting these beautiful species which encounter in their natural habitats. Along with various varieties of carnivorous plants that are exhibited here, there is also a participatory activity, exhibit, and four gigantic sculptures where you can easily observe how they catch their victims. The Savage Garden emphasizes the organization’s devotion to the preservation of carnivorous plants. It acts as a symbol of hope, pushing people to appreciate and actively support the preservation of these remarkable plants.

Dining:

Food and drinks are allowed in the garden but there is no food or beverage foe sale at the garden. Bottle refill station is accessible and available. Visitors are requested to pack their trash, since there are very few trash bins outdoors.

Gift shops:

There is a gift shop with plants and plant-themed offerings in the West Gallery.

Things to do nearby:

U.S. Botanic Garden is close to numerous popular and interesting spots to visit, some of them are:

• U.S. Supreme Court
• Library of Congress
• National Museum of the American Indian
• National Air and Space Museum

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