Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden

The city of Charlotte in North Carolina is host to a number of ethnic species of plants and herbs. In addition to being a pollution free city, it has the added advantage of being one of the topmost contenders in the race for the greenest city in the world. The people of Charlotte are ecologically aware and take a lot of steps to ensure that they are able to maintain the profile that the city currently enjoys.

Environmentally, Charlotte is the best place to cultivate new varieties of plants. People who indulge into some travel in Charlotte get an insight into the green face of the city.

So much is the green potential of the city that it has led to the establishment of a umber of green parks. But the best achievement in the environmental history of the city was when the city administrators could identify the potential of the city and led to the establishment of the 'Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden'.

The garden essentially houses a number of plants and also has a shop and museum associated with it. Spread over a sprawling area of about 500 acres, there are a large number of plant species that have been showcased in the garden. Plant species from all varieties have been included like protected species, endangered etc.

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The Charlotte travel tales of a number of tourists often include a visit to the botanical garden. It has a number of sections and has a host of other attractions like 'stone and bronze' sculptures, a huge fish tank in the central part of the gallery and many more. The garden truly adds class to the already existing aura of the city.

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Address
6500 South New Hope Road
Belmont, NC 28012

Contact:
Tel: (704) 825-4490 Fax: (704) 829-1240
Email: N/A

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Hours:
Open Daily: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day: Closed

Ticket Information for Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden:
Adult: $10
Child 4-12: $5
Children under 4 years old: Free
For more info on tickets, please visit its website below.

Website: http://www.dsbg.org