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1. New York Botanical Garden
Location:
Southern and Bedford Park Blvds.
Bronx, NY
Built/Founded:
1896
Area:
240 acres (97 ha)
Visitors:
800,000 per year
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2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location:
Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, England
Built/Founded:
1759
Area:
300 acres (120 ha)
Visitors:
2 million per year
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3. Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Location:
northern slope of Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Built/Founded:
1871
Area:
13.8 acres (5.6 ha)
Visitors:
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4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Location:
directly east of the Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay and Macquarie Street, NSW, Australia
Built/Founded:
1816
Area:
74 acres (30 ha)
Visitors:
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5. United States Botanic Garden
Location:
100 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, D.C.
Built/Founded:
1842
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6. Atlanta Botanical Garden
Location:
1345 Piedmont Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia
Built/Founded:
1976
Area:
30 acres (12 ha)
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7. Chicago Botanic Garden
Location:
1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois
Built/Founded:
1972
Area:
385 acres (156 ha)
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