United States Botanic Garden Review

The gardens at this time of the year are incredible. Trains for the young and mature too! The collection of national monuments and stately houses is a site to see. They are made from all natural items.

Beautiful garden with very friendly and helpful staff! Can really recommend going here and like all smithsonians it's free!

Good place to relax after a walk on mall road visiting museums

Plants and flowers from all over the United States. Plenty of benches to sit and enjoy the scenery.

Way cool indoor rainforest habitats, plus local plant ideas. Right there by the Capitol and AmerInd museum.

Cool place to come and check out different plants from different areas of the world.

The Gardens are beautiful! Its set up where you walk through different sections themed for different parts of the world. There is so much to see here and its all free! Incredible.

The indoor collection of exotic plants is always a pleasure, especially the orchids (as is the clean rest room), but I enjoy most the well planned outdoor gardens which demonstrate some of the best plants for local gardens. These include small trees and flowering bushes and a broad range of perennials including ground covers, spring bulbs, roses. iris, Japanese anemones, hosta, and many others less well known. This wonderful garden is hardly an undiscovered secret. Many government workers bring their lunches and sit at the tables and benches provided, but there are many turns to the outdoor paths allowing for space for everyone.

Beautiful gardens and a nice break from the sun on the mall.

Absolutely beautiful. A must-see destination in DC.

A wonderful collection of plants, sorry not everyone is edible, but those that are edible are forbidden to touch ... how is it ...

This location is free. They have a wide variety of plants, many I ve never seen anywhere else.

Awesome place, best part is how quiet it was when I was there. Saw loads of interesting plants I've never seen before, cocoa trees and vanilla orchids and the like. Spend 15 minutes or 2 hours. The best part of free stuff like this is that you can't not get value for money. I would 100% recommend doing a tour, it's great to wonder around and they point out to you the most interesting stuff, and a little extra information. Everything is really well done.

Ask if the prickly pears are edible.

Amazing place kids loved it especially the poisoness plants!

The train exhibit was a bit underwhelming, but to look at the and lean about different plants was pretty neat.

I only visited for a few minutes but loved all the variety of plants and colors all around me. I managed to take a few quick pics - I want to go back soon.

Amazing beautiful place! I love it here. Never get tired of it! Wish visitors were more respectful to this place....

Spent a wonderful afternoon in these beautiful gardens. If you love nature you will surely enjoy the Botanical Gardens.

It's larger than what it looks like on a map. Very beautiful and worth the visit!

Very nice to share with family .... it costs a little to find parking but it is worth it

Cool plants and nice to stroll through in winter to warm up a bit.

Really incredible place - be sure to check out the outside.

My wife called it a 'plant zoo' to a staff member. My wife is a native English speaker, with a college degree, in biology. The staff member didn't even blink. That's service. Also, plants are great. The orchids are amazing, and the exterior gardens are a great spot to roam.

Like most of the stuff at the national mall, it's free to visit. They have plants from different regions of the world, separated by room. The tropical catwalk is cool too.

It's beautiful if the plants don't catch your eyes the cute mini buildings will. Should definitely go there if you love plants

interesting place to be since there are different types of vegetation from several climates.

Attached photos are of the giant flower which bloomed at the end of August 2017.

One of the better places to visit on the mall, year round the botanical garden houses a wide variety of colorful plants that you can get up close and personal with. It's not a huge building and can get quite crowded and stuffy (it is a greenhouse after all) but still nice for a stroll. If it's nice out and early spring be sure to check out the rose garden to the west of the building.

Lovingly landscaped and well-tended garden with various themed areas such as the desert or the Mediterranean area. All plants are described in detail and wonderfully arranged. Everything is very instructive and the individual areas are filled with the scent of various plants. And the whole thing doesn't cost a cent. Very relaxing and enriching.

This is a master piece. The nature at its best. The Orchard area is a treat to watch.

We went here on a quick walk and it was really neat. We will definitely check it out again.

Nice garden with spaces suitable for children. Beautiful part dedicated to orchids and medicinal plants

Magnificent display of all kinds of plants and flowers

Place is worth a visit. A fairely wide variety of plants and trees in house ranging from tropical to equatorial and desert type vegetation.

Jungle and desert plant areas are phenomenal! Especially on a colder day.

Beautiful and calm. We came to DC when it was pretty cold out and so we were very excited to walk around a the gardens with the warm and humid temperatures. We found the gardens to be really beautiful and calm. There is running water everywhere and lots of places to sit so it is very relaxing. It is pretty small so it does not take long to walk around everywhere but if you are looking for a place to come and just sit this is great!

Stunning with great views of the landmarks above the gardens. A beautiful place.

Beautiful plants and fruit trees from all over the world

What a lovely stop in our travels. So glad we didn't miss this. It's beautiful!

Christmas train exhibit is always great. Interesting plants and presentations by staff.

Beautiful gardens on the mall in DC? Yep, don't miss it.

Very nice! A beautiful garden definitely worth visiting

Beautiful, relaxing, gorgeous hidden gem of DC! We really enjoyed exploring all the different plants, flowers, and fruits. Highly recommend!

This was our first visit to the garden. Of course it has awesome plants. Some very rare ones too. I found it confusing to follow their map. I couldn't find the butterfly exhibit. They are working on taking out some of the taller trees, as well. The outdoor garden was great!

Wonderful. Every Season is different... the plants, flowers, and trees. Just beautiful. A must see for DC!! Everyone there is so knowledgeable and if they don't know they're eager to help you find the resources to find out. Relaxing and educational. Nice.

They got indoor and outdoor Garden plant from around the World. From Africa, Hawaii and from the Tropical countries. Herbs, Medicinal plants and Orchids is my top of my list. Cactus and succulents are pretty too. they have rare and endangered species of plants too that if we just slip it away we might not see them anymore anywhere. So guys take care of out Flora and Fauna.

I don't know what I'm missing - the ability to appreciate individual plants maybe? I was pretty excited to take my sister-in-law here while she was visiting, but we all found it just OK.

We specifically drove here just to check it out, and while it has a lot of areas and plants and is nice, it's essentially just like walking through a garden. It doesn't have the grandeur and beauty of some of the other buildings, and unfortunately we went in March so outside didn't really have much going on.

Worth going to if you LOVE plants and are fascinated by all the different climates, but if not then it's only worth a visit while you're walking around other places on the mall. Taken together it's a nice compliment to other museums.

A very impressive display of plant life. We started outside, but the really impressive displays are inside the conservatory. Along with many beautiful plants from different environments, there are some educational displays regarding soil, plant disease, watering etc.

Just went in to rest for. a sunny day,but great place, must visit again

It's pretty amazing how you feel each station and weather, I really loved it one of my favorites of Washington DC.

The South American area made me feel in my grandma's garden again.

I found it boring, small, and too warm for summer visit

The gardens are beautiful!!! It is a very relaxing place to go solo or with friends. It's my favorite out of all of the museums in DC. It is very cool and educational. It is also free!

Nice plants. Only stopped to use the bathroom. It was clean and convenient.

I didn't think this would be a good place to visit but I was wrong. It was interesting to go through the garden and look at all of the different plans. I would recommend checking this out if you're visiting and have time.

While walking the US Botanic Garden grounds, noticed prospective trees for our yard. It helps to see the name and of plant for our landscaping plans.

Lots of plants and flowers! Very pleasant for a weekend morning excursion

Beautiful and nicely laid out. Friendly staff! (Great place to warm up in the winter too!)