Desert Botanical Gardens

Address	1201 N. Galvin Pkwy
Admissions	Adults $9, Students $5
Hours	8am-8pm daily
Phone	480-941-1225
Website	www.dbg.org

The Desert Botanical Gardens is a must-do for first time visitors. Located within close proximity to the Phoenix Zoo and Papago Mountain, where there are a number of picnic areas with superb views. The makings are there for a full day excursion. Desert Botanical Gardens contains over 20,000 plants from around the world. Though, many are native to the Phoenix area including hundreds or maybe even thousands of different types of cacti. The Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert trail provides several interesting exhibits displaying how Native Americans made use of their surroundings for everyday life. The various trails are entangled sometimes making it hard to get your bearings. On a hot summer day it can be grueling walking along the trails. It’s a good thing that there are usually officials driving around on golf carts offering fresh water to exhausted pedestrians. The Desert Botanical Gardens provides an intimate, untouched, educational view into Arizona’s desert. It’s no wonder then that this is a popular location for weddings. There is a restaurant on the premises and a gift shop at the front gate.