Royal Botanic Gardens of Victoria

Garden Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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What to expect

The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is a botanical garden with two sites, Melbourne and Cranbourne. The Melbourne Gardens features a diverse collection of plants from around the world, including rare and threatened species, and displays almost 50,000 individual plants representing 8,500 different species. The gardens also include a Children's Garden, which is an interactive educational environment where children can learn about the natural world as they play and explore. The Cranbourne Gardens features native bushland, heathlands, wetlands, and woodlands, and is home to the Australian Garden, which celebrates Australian landscapes and flora. The gardens are a great place for families to visit and explore, with many opportunities for children to learn about nature and the environment

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the gardens with the kids and enjoyed exploring the interactive Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden. It features lots of fun places to explore, including a water feature

Highlights: The kids loved the Children's Garden and all the different things to explore. We enjoyed the peace and quiet of the gardens ✨