Visiting Memphis Botanic Garden

About Memphis Botanic Garden

In Audubon Park, the botanic garden has themed gardens including a Japanese garden with a pond and bridges, a rose garden, an iris collection and My Big Backyard, a natural play area designed for children.

Tip: Visit in April, when the iris and azalea gardens are at their best, and let children explore My Big Backyard.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 2 hours.
• Cost: Low cost.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: East Memphis, leafy suburbs with museums, gardens and the city's largest park.

Best time to visit Memphis Botanic Garden

Memphis Botanic Garden is outdoors, so weather matters most. The driest, most comfortable months are:

• October: 24°C (75°F) highs, about 7 rainy days, moderate crowds.
• April: 23°C (73°F) highs, about 10 rainy days, moderate crowds.
• September: 30°C (86°F) highs, about 7 rainy days, moderate crowds.

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Fit it into your trip

Memphis Botanic Garden is not on our short itineraries, so plan it as an extra once you have seen Graceland and National Civil Rights Museum.

• No. 17 of the 18 sights in our Memphis things-to-do list.
• One of the picks in outdoors in Memphis.

Near Memphis Botanic Garden

Also in East Memphis, so you can walk between them:

• Shelby Farms Park — 2–4 hours, free
• Dixon Gallery and Gardens — 1.5–2 hours, low cost

If you like Memphis Botanic Garden

• Tom Lee Park — Riverfront, 1 hour
• Memphis Zoo — Midtown and Overton Square, 3–4 hours
• Overton Park and the Levitt Shell — Midtown and Overton Square, 2 hours

Staying near Memphis Botanic Garden

Stay in East Memphis ($$) to walk here: leafy suburbs with museums, gardens and the city's largest park. All areas to stay in Memphis.

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