Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
Founded in 1787, with the Great Banyan, a single tree that looks like a whole forest.
- Open
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Price
- Ticketed, with a higher fee for foreign visitors
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal 711103Directions
- Getting There
- By cab across the Vidyasagar Setu.
Why Go
The Great Banyan covers about 1.5 hectares, with thousands of aerial roots. Its main trunk is gone, but the tree lives on.
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