Experts' Choice Award Jardin des Plantes
What the experts agree on
Paris's beloved 400-year-old Jardin des Plantes charms with tropical greenhouses, rose gardens, a small zoo, and natural history museum—a historic, picnic-worthy escape locals treasure.
“The Paris botanical garden - which contains more than 10,000 species and includes tropical greenhouses and rose, winter and Alpine gardens - is an enchanting place.”
– Time Out
Fodor's "Opened in 1640 and once known as the Jardin du Roi (or King's Garden), this sprawling patch of greenery is a neighborhood gem." Full review
Lonely Planet "Founded in 1626 as a medicinal herb garden for Louis XIII, Paris’ 24-hectare botanical gardens are a serious institute rather than a leisure destination." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Jardin des Plantes, one of the most renowned botanical gardens in Paris, was founded as a medicinal garden by King Louis XIII in 1635." Full review
Not For Tourists "exceptional garden includes a rose garden, greenhouses, a zoo..."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"These famous gardens are home to large hothouses full of tropical plants; a school of botany with 4 000 species of medicinal and edible plants; an ecological garden." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Editor's Pick
"A zoo with a reptile house, a natural history museum, greenhouses, a merry-go-round peopled by endangered and extinct animals...and a brontosaurus-shaped jungle gym." Full review
The Guardian "Back in town, I have a soft spot for our tiny Jardin des Plantes, a botanical garden with a quaint natural history museum"
The Guardian "Many Parisians’ favourite green space is Jardin des Plantes, an ancient botanical garden dating back 400 years, which is a riot of colourful flowers and exotic plants"
Frommer's "This delightful botanical garden, tucked between the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle and the Seine, is one of my favorite picnic spots." Full review
New York Times "The Jardin des Plantes is a vast botanical park that started life as a royal medicinal garden in the 17th century. It is home to superb greenhouses and the National Museum of Natural..."
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