10 Most Beautiful Botanical Gardens in the US

Bellevue Botanical Garden - Bellevue, WA

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Betty Ford Alpine Gardens - Vail, CO

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Limahuli Garden and Preserve - Kauai, HI

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Chicago Botanical Garden - Chicago, IL

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Taft Gardens and Nature Preserve - Ojai, CA

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New Orleans Botanical Garden - New Orleans, LA

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Desert Botanical Garden - Phoenix, AZ

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San Francisco Botanical Garden - San Francisco, CA

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New York Botanical Garden - The Bronx, NY

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United State Botanic Garden - Washington, D.C.

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