Metro North Offering Getaway Trips to the New York Botanical Garden This Spring and Summer

On the Metro North railroad, the New York Botanical garden is only a short 20 minute train ride from Grand Central.  All spring long, Metro North is offering a getaway special for day trippers looking to enjoy some botanical splendor in the Bronx.  You can get discounted admission to the gardens with your Metro North ticket, enabling you to see one of the finest much-botanical gardens in the country.

With dozens of gardens, an enclosed rain forest
and desert, acres of forest native to New York, waterfalls, a river and lush landscaping throughout the garden, the botanical garden is really something to see.   Garden hours are 10AM – 6PM.  Here are some details on the Metro North Getaway pacakge:

Pricing:  From Grand Central Terminal or Harlem-125th Street: adults, $26.25; seniors, $23.50; children 12 – 16, $25.25; children 5 – 11, $7.50; children 2 – 4, $6; children under 2, FREE.” Save 5 percent if you order on the web…

Package Details: round-trip fare at a discoubt, bargain admission to the Garden’s grounds, Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, Tram Tour, and the Rock and Native Plant Gardens (seasonally).