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Jardin des Plantes
Botanical Garden
Jardin des Plantes, Paris
"Beautiful garden, find a spot in the shade and read a good book"(3 Tips)
"... place for kids - menagerie, museum with thousand sceletons and..."(3 Tips)
"A lot of things to see here, from the greenhouse (serra) to the zoo"(3 Tips)
"amazing tropical green house"(2 Tips)
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- Lovely garden with an amazing tropical green house (you have to pay to go in but the main garden is free.) It is surrounded by other museums, the gem and mineral museum was a personal favorite.
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Wladimir AlbujaMay 15, 2016Even cloudy it's a nice park. Really similar to Ciutadella park at Barcelona. A lot of museums around and at one of the corners you got la mosquee de Paris.
Yilin ZJuly 13, 2016A wonderful place that has at least 3 museums, 1 zoo, and several botanic gardens. Between the Grand Mosque of Paris and the river Seine, and a stone's throw to Cité de la Mode et du Design.
- Kate DavisApril 29, 2015Jardin des Plantes is nearly 400 years old and is both a botanical and medicinal garden, also holding museums, statues a zoo and much more to intrigue many. Read more
Shawn CallahanApril 16, 2015I was surprised to discover this is an animal park attached to the university. The enclosures are old and a little sad but the grounds are stunning. Find the lookout.
francois ValletApril 13, 2014Next to Austerlitz station departures to the Riviera and Burgundy, you'll see the 'Evolution Gallery' with fantastic dinosaurs as well as a zoo for kids and great exotic plants & flowers...
Jenny LawJuly 12, 2015A really nice and beautiful garden. It's really cool to stay under the trees and enjoy yourselfs. Spend some time in the two museums in the garden.
Gabby HJune 29, 2014Fantastic spot for a quiet day. Smalls can run along paths; picnic; visit the zoo (one of the oldest around); children's activity center. #tinymights
Richard RoccaAugust 17, 2013It's not a great place for visiting, all the museums are paid separately and they don't have so many attractive things to be seen. But, if you love nature, plants, flowers and fields go ahead!
Brian StraussJuly 23, 2019One of the most underrated spots in Paris. Beautiful and incredibly educational.
Johann GrimmAugust 16, 2014If you want to see pretty things, cross it from Austerlitz to Jussieu. My favorite season is when the mimosas are flowering, they are huge.
Andrew CherkashinMay 25, 2015This cedar is 281+ years old, it was was planted in Jardin des Plantes in 1734. This is mind-blowing, check it out!
Jono HaysomMay 16, 2015If you're into botany or artfully designed parks. Come for a visit and a picnic
- Andrew CherkashinJune 12, 2015Don't miss this statue. Walk around to see all details. Le Dénicheur d'Oursons (Emmanuel Frémiet)
RahafJune 21, 2015This garden has a 300 years old tree, really loves the place i would go there again if i went to paris- Ilya SokolovApril 27, 2013Fantastic place for kids - menagerie, museum with thousand sceletons and carousel with rare animals.... And picnic in the garden!
Walk in the park, pass by the building where Pierre and Marie Curie worked, visit the Menagerie (one of the oldest zoo in the world), enter the National Museum of Natural History and its greenhouses
Lisa StarbucksJuly 7, 2018Nice walk through the park even if you don’t want to go to the paying parts!
Alex ZhuravlovaAugust 11, 2014The must-visit for a family! Botanical gardens, zoo, greenhouse, labyrinth...you can never say this place is boring, or there is nothing to do here.
Holger LüdorfAugust 5, 2011Beautiful garden & park with lots of shade for walks. The Menagerie is the first zoo ever built.
Matt HealyOctober 19, 2012Walk along the fence between the garden and the zoo to see how many animals you can spy without paying
Gilles PoupardinSeptember 23, 2012Such a nice place to walk and relax surrounding by flowers and animals.
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- 8.9
"Superbe! I think this is a great place to take the kids, but I was there alone and loved it. Don't miss the Dodo room, and the gallery of extinct animals. They can make you sad, but worth it."
Bianca Bueno - 8.4
"Really nice little zoo in the center of Paris. Decently price, not overcrowded at all (okay I went in early October) nice animal selections and the orang-outants are worth the price alone!"
Sughra - 8.8
"It's impressive to see so many different skeletons of animals here!"
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- 8.8
"Great for walks and picnics, also good for people that like to do jogging. Many atractions for children to play and be amused. Especially love all those kinds of flowers, plants and trees! Fresh air👍"
Viktorija P - 9.1
"Amazing place, worth seeing. Wide range of plants, beautiful architecture, plus it is for free"
Agnieszka Straszewska - 9.1
"Marie Antoinette's personal garden! Now it's a gorgeous no jogging allowed park, a hidden gem. Not a lot of tourists, gorgeous landscaping/landmarks, but most important, free roaming peacocks!"
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