Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney - one of the three major botanical gardens of the city, open to the public. The other two - a Botanical Garden "Mount Anna" Botanical Garden "Mount Tom."

Royal Botanical Garden stretches near the business center of Sydney, in close proximity to other major city sights - the National Library, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour and the Houses of Parliament .  The history of the garden begins in the distant 1788, when by order of the governor of the colony of New South Wales Arthur Phillip was broken small agricultural farm, which became the first in the country .  Almost 30 years of local gardeners were engaged in beautification of the area and fertilizer and soil moisture, while in 1816 on the site of the farm was not based research center, known as the "Royal Botanic Gardens" and today is the oldest in Australia .  In a relatively short period of time on a plot of 30 hectares was created wonderful corner of nature, where you can see an incredible variety of plant species of the world - more than 7,500! - Including those who are in danger of extinction . 

Among the interesting thematic exhibitions garden - palm grove, greenhouse ferns, succulents and cactus garden and a luxurious rose garden. And one of the main attractions of the garden are Vollemskie pine - perhaps the oldest plants in the world, until recently considered extinct. Only in 1994 the Australian botanists lucky enough to discover these pine trees in one of the gorges of the continent, and today they are cultivated in the botanical garden.

Naturally, where there are plants, sooner or later, the animals appear. And at the Royal Botanical Garden, you can see a variety of native species, especially colorful parrots and other tropical birds. In the trees nesting bats and foxes, and at night the garden roam opossums. By the way, flying foxes are about 22 thousand!

In the alleys of the garden is arranged many small water bodies, over which you can walk through decorative bridges, and a variety of hidden sculptures, and in one corner of the garden stands the stately home of the governor of New South Wales - "an outstanding example of Victorian architecture." Tourists are provided cafes and souvenir shops, paved rail road for a mini-tram, which is a modest fee for a ride on the garden.