Adelaide : Botanical Garden

Another must-visit attraction in Adelaide is its Botanic Garden located at the North Terrace which is just adjacent to the National Wine Centre of Australia (which is another must-visit place that I was not able to visit hahaha).

The Adelaide Botanic Garden was opened in 1857 but was first commissioned in 1855 after a public clamor in 1854 which resulted to its establishment in its current location, and its design said to be fashioned after the famous gardens in England and Europe. 

Rounding the corner from the National Wine Centre, if you want to go through the back door you  can continue walking until you pass by this beautiful red-brick house which houses the Museum of Economic Botany built in 1881.

It is supposed to be quite expansive, said to be around 51 hectares of green land that displays native and international horticulture species. It is indeed picturesque and nicely laid out. Some plants or trees are really outstandingly pretty, especially the ones that looks like they came from a Lord of the Rings movie hhahahaha.

One interesting place to visit is the glass-enclosed Bicentennial Conservatory which houses a real tropical rainforest inside complete with plants from different parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the nearby South Pacific Islands.

But the lazy walks around its wide, green spaces is the main draw of this place......you can spend hours just sitting on a bench, reading a book or listening to music.....

I felt as if the characters from Lord of the Rings will jump out from the tree!! lol