Sprawling over 155 acres, this impressive garden is worth a visit any time of year. Take a 30-minute tram tour for a quick overview, then decide where to spend more time. Highlights include Japanese, Renaissance, and rose gardens, a fern glade, Statuary Vista, and a garden of plants native to Virginia. You can also take an optional small boat tour on canals winding through the garden and out to Lake Whitehurst.
Norfolk Botanical Garden has grown from a 1938 WPA project to a 155-acre garden with thousands of blooming plants with a variety of themed gardens throughout the site. www.Virginia.org, Virginia Tourism Corporation
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Sprawling over 155 acres, this impressive garden is worth a visit any time of year. Take a 30-minute tram tour for a quick overview, then decide where to spend more time. Highlights include Japanese, Renaissance, and rose gardens, a fern glade, Statuary Vista, and a garden of plants native to Virginia. You can also take an optional small boat tour on canals winding through the garden and out to Lake Whitehurst.
