Darwin Botanic Gardens. George Brown is located 2 km north of downtown. The garden, which spreads over an area of ​​42 hectares, is renowned for its collection of plants of northern Australia and other tropical regions. This is one of the few botanical gardens in the world, which naturally grow marine and estuarine plants.

It was founded in 1886, and this was the third attempt of European settlers to create a place for acclimatization of economically important plants in tropical climates. Like most of Darwin's Botanical Garden was severely damaged during Cyclone Tracy in 1974 - 89% of the plants were destroyed. Restoration of the garden after the cyclone engaged George Brown, who worked in the garden since 1969 and became Lord Mayor of Darwin in 1992. In 2002, for his services to the garden it was named after him.

In 2000, the former Methodist Church Uesleyan - the oldest preserved building of Darwin - was moved from Nakki Street to the Botanical Garden.

The collection of garden - flora monsoon areas of northern Australia, including mangroves, monsoon vines, plants rainforest Tiwi Islands and Arnhem coast. Here you can see tropical plants - cycads, palms, Adanson, Ginger and Heliconia. All the plants are placed in the garden of thematic areas: rainforest with waterfall, mangroves, orchids plantation or in the garden with shade-loving plants. On the territory is also a fountain, a playground with a tree house and visitor center. Special tourist route is about the traditional use of native plants natives.