Jardin des Plantes
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Botanical garden with zoo, museums, and seasonal flower displays
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Botanical garden with zoo, museums, and seasonal flower displays
"In summer, I enjoy walking through; it's quieter than the other parks, and you can see the giant 19th-century greenhouses." - Anita Bhagwandas
"When you need a break from nonstop holiday cheer, the “Nature’s Lights” exhibit turns the garden into a nighttime promenade among elaborate illuminated sculptures of flora and fauna." - Sophie Dodd Sophie Dodd Sophie Dodd is a writer at Travel + Leisure, where she relies on her 10 years of experience as a journalist and frequent flyer to test and review luggage, apparel, and accessories to help you travel better. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A centuries‑old botanical haven that’s free to enter and still one of my favorites, even though this is the rare Paris garden where staff actually enforce the no‑alcohol rule." - Nicole Kliest
"During cherry-blossom season, the star is the majestic ‘Shirotae’ Japanese cherry tree—about 8 meters tall with a canopy stretching 12 meters across—making this garden a dreamy picnic setting." - The MICHELIN Guide
"First planted in 1635 as a medicinal herb garden by Guy de la Rousse, Louis XIII’s physician, these days Le Jardin des Plantes offers 69 sprawling acres of botanical gardens, scenic trails, and a natural history museum. The highlight, though, is a small zoo, which was founded in 1795, making it the second oldest in the world that’s still in existence (it’s outranked by Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Austria). Once home to animals from Versailles’ royal menagerie, the zoo is now known for its unusual, exotic (and often endangered) species."