City of Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens

Turvey Park, Australia, Australia

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The City of Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, located in the suburb of Turvey Park at the base of Willans Hill, is a 20-hectare (22-acre) public garden established in 1969 that offers families and nature lovers an extensive collection of themed gardens, wildlife, and recreational facilities all with free entry.

The gardens feature diverse themed areas including a camellia garden with a traditional Chinese pavilion gifted from Wagga Wagga's sister city Kunming, a Shakespearean garden, a tree chapel that serves as a popular outdoor wedding venue, bamboo and island gardens, cactus and succulent displays, rose beds, proteas, Australian native plants, a rainforest gully, and a waterwise demonstration area.

Beyond the gardens themselves, visitors can enjoy a mini zoo with over 90 species of native and exotic birds and animals inside a walk-through aviary, a children's adventure playground with farmland featuring chickens, ducks and rabbits, the Willans Hill Miniature Railway that runs on the first and third Sundays of each month through woodlands and tunnels, covered barbecues, a music bowl, and a fitness trail.