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# Smithsonian Gardens

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Haupt Garden open daily dawn to dusk except Dec. 25; all other gardens open 24 hours

Admission is free

gardens.si.edu

## About

The many gardens that surround the Smithsonian museums are a “museum without walls.” All have been designed to complement the museums they border and to enhance the overall museum experience of learning, appreciation, and enjoyment. See the map of all Smithsonian Gardens. 

## Highlights

Gardens including a formal parterre, a pollination garden, a WWII vegetable garden, seasonal plants and more. 

## Getting Here

We encourage the use of public transportation.

**Metro Station:**Gardens surround our museums, please see Metro information for the museum you are visiting.

### Parking

There is **no public parking facility** for Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. A limited number of city-operated metered parking spaces are available, including several accessible parking spaces.

View a map of accessible parking spaces.

Reserved parking near the museums can be purchased in advance through ParkWhiz.Note: *ParkWhiz is a third-party vendor (ParkWhiz Privacy Policy).*

## Dining and Shopping

### Dining

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                        -  **  The Future of Orchids: Conservation and Collaboration				              January  27, 2024 – April  28, 2024														              Smithsonian Gardens										 
                        -  **  Common Ground: Our American Garden				              June  28, 2017 – Permanent														              Smithsonian Gardens										 
                        -  **  Urban Bird Habitat Garden				              July  25, 2012 – Permanent														              Smithsonian Gardens										 
                        -  **  Native American Landscape				              September  21, 2004 – Permanent														              Smithsonian Gardens										 
                        -  **  Victory Garden				              Spring 2001 – Permanent														              Smithsonian Gardens										 
                        -  **  Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden				              October  7, 1998 – Permanent														              Smithsonian Gardens										 
                        -  **  Pollinator Garden				              June  30, 1995 – Permanent														              Smithsonian Gardens										 
                        -  **  Mary Livingston Ripley Garden				              May  25, 1988 – Permanent														              Smithsonian Gardens										 
                        -  **  Enid A. Haupt Garden				              May  22, 1987 – Permanent														              Smithsonian Gardens										 
                        -  **  Freer Gallery of Art: Courtyard Garden				              May  9, 1923 – Permanent														              Smithsonian Gardens										 

View all Smithsonian Gardens exhibitions

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                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Cymbidium Flower Song 'Spring Dance' 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Paphiopedilum Langley Pride 
                          -          Smithsonian Archives - History Div        Smithsonian Institution Building 
                          -          Smithsonian Archives - History Div        Sketch of the South Yard Landscape Design 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Cymbidium Pearl Sachiko 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Zygopetalum Advance Australia 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Ulmus americana 'Jefferson' 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire' 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Magnolia × soulangeana 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Stanhopea florida 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Viburnum prunifolium 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Acianthera aculeata 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Lagerstroemia indica 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Skycole' Skyline 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Trichopilia Apache 
                          -          Smithsonian Gardens        Renanthera monachica 

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