Missouri Botanical Garden

botanical garden in St. Louis
#3 in St. Louis / #1064 in United States of America
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The Missouri Botanical Garden, located in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the United States, founded in 1859 by philanthropist Henry Shaw. Spanning 79 acres, the garden is renowned for its extensive plant collections, beautiful landscapes, and significant research contributions. Key attractions include the Climatron, a geodesic dome greenhouse that houses a tropical rainforest environment, the Japanese Garden, which is one of the largest in North America, and the Garden's herbarium, which contains over 6.6 million specimens.


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