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The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens

Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden

Tromsø, Norway

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Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden

A free botanic garden near the university in Tromsø, described as the northernmost in the world, with arctic and alpine plants from Norway and mountain regions worldwide. Stone paths, rock gardens and ponds run through regional zones on hillslopes with views of mountains and sea.

Highlights

  • Rock gardens with stone paths
  • Gentians and Meconopsis poppies
  • Rowan trees in autumn

Good to know

  • Free entry, donations welcome
  • One to two hours; flowers peak July
  • Small café, sometimes closed

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