George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens

Babs★★★

The botanic garden was nice enough, but not super exciting. Overall, it has nice plants, but nothing special compared to other Australian botanic gardens. There also weren't many signs or descriptions for the trees. The African section was pretty nice. Strangely, there is a path that crosses over an old landfill with a warning sign, which isn't very attractive for a botanic garden.

Packtraverller★★★★★

This is a beautiful garden to visit. I enjoyed walking through its tropical forest. Unfortunately the water falls wasn't flowing when I was there. There is a Cafe on the grounds that looked quite nice.

Emi Le★★★★★

Darwin Botanic Gardens is a great place to visit, surrounded by plenty of nature and several spots to explore. There’s also Eva’s Café in the area, making it a good place for families to relax and enjoy. 🌿☕

The Melbie★★★★

A mouthful of a name for Darwin's Botanic gardens but George Brown is the very reason it is still in a good state after Cyclone Tracey of 1974. Did a guided walk with Walk Darwin & according to guide John, this was not the only cyclone to wreak damage in the gardens. It is expansive, so you will get an excellent workout as it is set on a hilly slope - find a layout map if you want to get through it all. Notable section is the Madagascar & African garden with massive Baob trees incl the local native Adansonia Gregorii. Waterfall has not worked for quite awhile & it is evident parts of the ga