Cairns Botanic Gardens

Cairns Botanic Gardens is a public garden at Edge Hill, about five kilometres north-west of central Cairns, laid out in a recreation reserve from 1886. It comprises the heritage-listed Flecker Garden, named after the naturalist Hugo Flecker, the Gondwanan Heritage Garden, which traces the evolution of plants, and Fitzalan Gardens, with tropical plantings and a visitor centre.

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Price: Free entry

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Is Cairns Botanic Gardens free?

Yes. Entry to Cairns Botanic Gardens is free.

Free entry

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