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The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens

Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg

Munich, Germany

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Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg

A botanical garden next to Nymphenburg Palace Park, with large themed greenhouses and wide outdoor grounds reached by tram. From mid-December to March a tropical butterfly exhibition fills one greenhouse and requires timed tickets.

Highlights

  • Tropical butterfly exhibition
  • Cactus and succulent greenhouse
  • Alpine and rhododendron gardens

Good to know

  • Low entry fee, children free
  • Butterfly weekends sell out, go weekdays
  • Café on site, cash only

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