Lauren Murphy is a writer and environmentalist based in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a degree in Environmental Sciences from Western Washington University. The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Where else would you rather be on the coldest week of the year in Western New York than warming up inside the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens? "We try to keep it as humid as ...

Often the greenest and most stunning places in an urban environment, botanical gardens serve as recreational areas where the public can interface with the natural world in a context that inspires awe ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Falling in love with travel every day. This article is more than 7 years old. Gorgeous public-accessible gardens are abundant ...

Cities are often described in terms of skylines, traffic, and neon lights. But beneath the concrete and chaos, there are lungs that quietly keep them alive. Botanical gardens. They are not just ...