Aarhus Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located north of the Old Town open-air village museum and was founded in 1875.
The park provides an attraction of interest to those who wish to inspect the thousands of plant species on display here. All are labelled in the Danish language and Latin. The gardens also have a children’s playground on site and it is a popular locations for students. Aarhus Botanical Gardens also contains numerous tropical greenhouses and guided tours of these are available.
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