Experience
Gardens & Botanical
A garden is the one attraction with a fixed season — the same beds are a different place in April and in August, and some close entirely in winter. Decide what you want in bloom, then let that set the month.
Where to stay →Best places to stay for gardens & botanical
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Geneva
Canton de Genève · SwitzerlandGeneva sits where the Rhône leaves Lake Geneva, capital of the Canton de Genève and seat of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Zürich
Kanton Zürich · SwitzerlandLake Zurich narrows to its northwestern tip at Zürich, the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of Kanton Zürich, known for the Kunsthaus Zürich.
Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg · GermanyVineyards climb the slopes above Stuttgart, capital of Baden-Württemberg in the valley of the Neckar, known for the Fernsehturm and its car works.
Almaty
Almaty · KazakhstanThe snow-capped Trans-Ili Alatau rises south of Almaty, the largest city of Kazakhstan, known for the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan.
Medellín
Departamento de Antioquia · ColombiaMedellín fills the Aburrá Valley in the Andes Mountains, the second-largest city in Colombia and the capital of Antioquia.
Bern
Canton de Berne · SwitzerlandArcades run for kilometres through the old town of Bern, federal seat of Switzerland in Canton de Berne, founded above a bend of the Aare in 1191.
Sapporo
Hokkaido · JapanSnow banks the boulevards of Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido on the fan of the Toyohira River, known for the Sapporo Clock Tower and the Sapporo Beer Museum.
Bergamo
Lombardia · ItalyBergamo climbs a steep hill. The Bergamo Alps stand immediately north, and the Campanone, the Rocca and Bergamo Cathedral crown the upper town.
Pasadena
California · United StatesCraftsman bungalows shade the streets of Pasadena, a city in the San Gabriel Valley of California, known for The Huntington and the Norton Simon Museum.
Tver
Tver Oblast · RussiaWhere the Tvertsa joins the Volga, Tver spreads neoclassical quays northwest of Moscow, once the seat of a principality that rivalled the capital.
Kutaisi
Imereti · GeorgiaKutaisi (ქუთაისი) is the capital of Imereti, one of the world's oldest cities, on the Rioni River below Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery.
Angers
Pays de la Loire · FranceAngers is a city in Pays de la Loire, the old capital of Anjou and prefecture of Maine-et-Loire, known for Angers Cathedral and its museums.60 more Gardens & Botanical destinations, by country
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Common questions
Are gardens worth visiting outside the flowering season?
Often, for different reasons. Structure shows in winter, when hedging, water and the bones of the design appear once the planting dies back, and glasshouses run all year. A garden built around one flowering month is honest about it; the rest of the year is a walk.