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Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mount Coot-tha Frommer's Recommended

Hours Sept-Mar daily 8am-5:30pm; Apr-Aug daily 8am-5pm
Location Mt. Coot-tha Rd, Toowong (7km/4 1/3 miles from the city)
Transportation Bus: 471
Phone 07/3403 2535
Web site www.brisbane.qld.gov.au
Prices Free admission to Botanic Gardens
Other Free parking

Frommer's Review

These 52-hectare (128-acre) gardens at the base of Mount Coot-tha feature Aussie natives and exotic plants you probably won't see at home. There's an arid zone, a Tropical Dome conservatory housing rainforest plants, a cactus house, a bonsai house, fragrant plants, a Japanese garden, African and American plants, wetlands, and a bamboo grove. There are lakes and trails, usually a horticultural show or arts-and-crafts display in the auditorium on weekends, and a cafe. Free 1-hour guided tours leave the kiosk at 11am and 1pm Monday through Saturday (except public holidays). The Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium & Cosmic Skydome is also in the botanic gardens.

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