Brisbane Botanic Gardens | |
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![]() Tropical Display Dome of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens | |
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Type | Botanical |
Location | Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Area | 52 hectares (130 acres) |
Opened | 1970 |
Owned by | Brisbane City Council |
Collections | 27°28′35″S 152°58′34″E / 27.4765°S 152.9761°E |
The Brisbane Botanic Gardens (formerly the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens and informally the Toowong Botanic Gardens) are located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Brisbane CBD at the foot of Brisbane's tallest mountain, Mount Coot-tha in the suburb of Mount Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia. The gardens receive around 1.4 million visitors a year.[1] Entry to the gardens is free.