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New Orleans Botanical Garden

4.7Google rating(1,569 reviews)
New Orleans Botanical Garden

Known For

Art Deco garden pavilions framed by cascading seasonal blooms

New Orleans Botanical Garden unfolds across City Park with a charming storefront welcome building that gives way to acres of great-for-photos seasonal plantings and Art Deco garden structures. Few places in the city offer this much visual surprise per acre.

🕐Best time to visit: March mornings when spring plantings are at full color

5 Victory Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA

Our Take

The New Orleans Botanical Garden sits inside City Park with a quiet, photogenic beauty that most visitors walk right past on their way to the carousel. It's a nearby-worthy find — genuinely lovely on a slow afternoon, though the limited review count suggests it hasn't fully broken through as a must-seek destination.

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5 Victory Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA

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