Jardin des Plantes, Paris

This place is a great little find. The volume and variety of unique plants is astounding and you can easily spend hours there just looking around. The pay for entry greenhouse structure is also incredible and had so many plants I had never seen before. Very well maintained and very interesting.

Nice and relaxing. Plenty of space for some good wandering. Nice cool spots for lounging on a hot summers day. You have to pay to get in the glass houses, but I guess you could look at that positively and say you don't have to pay to walk around the gardens. To be fair, I would have happily paid a reasonable price to get in. Plenty of options for refreshment. Sufficient toilets. In fact, I went in a very futuristic self cleaning toilet. I'd recommend it. The plants too.

This garden is quiet, green and very relaxing. You could spend a whole afternoon if not a day here. The plants are labeled so that you and your children could do easier research, or just know what they are. There are natural history and geology museums as well as a zoo. You can come here for a quick picnic (on the benches though, grass are fragile), relaxing, running or just walking. The plants are so dense that you hear no traffic or city sounds. Great for coming alone or with children.

What a wonderful place to wander around. I went on a sunny Sunday after visiting the bone museum and it was lovely to walk around. The signage around the plants is informative. I throughly recommend.

Amazing place to spend the day. There are many different kinds of plants, museums and animals. Recommended.