United States Botanic Garden

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  • Address
    100 Maryland Ave SW, National Mall
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  • Phone
    225 8333
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Capitol South

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Lonely Planet review

Resembling London's Crystal Palace, this iron-and-glass greenhouse provides a beautiful setting for displays of exotic and local plants. Highlights include cycad trees that produce 50lb cones, and the mammoth and smelly Titan Arum. Not technically part of the Smithsonian Institution, it is located at the eastern end of the Mall alongside the Smithsonian museums. Behind the conservatory, across Independence Ave, is the grand Bartholdi Fountain.