Rest stop

Botanical Garden

Foto: Ingunn Cecilie Jensen

Norway's oldest botanical garden

Address

Sars gate 1, 0562 Oslo

Price

Free entrance to the garden

Opening hours

From 15. March - 30. Sept.:
Mon - Fri: 07:00 - 21:00
Weekends and holidays: 10:00 - 21:00

From 1. Oct. - 14. March:
Mon - Fri: 07:00 - 17:00
Weekends and holidays: 10:00 - 17:00

The Botanical Garden was established in 1814 surrounding Tøyen Manor. Today the Botanical Gardens is part of the Natural History Museum, which belongs to the University of Oslo (UiO). The collections consists of an estimate of 45 000 plants of approximately 8500 different species and varieties. The beautiful Rock garden, with its waterfalls and 1450 species of alpine plants, is one of the many highlights. The plant collections are used in education, communication and research. The Botanical Garden is also an important recreational area for people in Oslo.

Photo: Per E. Aas / NHM / UiO