The newly renovated Botanic Garden down on the Mall has a great new feature – an entire Children’s Garden. There are fountains, shovels, plants, watering cans – and you can play with everything. Dig up the dirt, re-pot the plants, splash in the fountain and explore the little walkways. Its great!
It is outside in a courtyard, so the weather does matter and there is a bunch of bamboo in the middle – meaning there are places you can’t see, but only a few. The fun parts are in easy view and there are benches for parents to sit. It can get crowded but the Botanic Garden is so fun anyway, you should make it part of your tour.