Enjoy a guided tour of the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens including its famous Japanese Garden with the bonsai collection. After lunch you’ll enjoy the pleasures of the deep at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island or visit the Brooklyn Museum to view the collections. Lunch included.

How long has it been since you’ve been to the New York Botanical Gardens? You should see it now! This 250 acre National Historic Landmark offers garden tours, tram tours, or ecological tours (all are guided) and then you will have lunch at the Italian neighborhood at Arthur Avenue. If you haven’t been here since childhood you have to go see it again!

In Morristown, NJ we visit the Morris Museum with its many exhibits on the Arts and Sciences. After lunch, it’s off to Somerville to the Duke Gardens. The walking tour covers eleven gardens with international themes. Lunch included.

Visit the United States largest indoor floral exposition at the Civic Center. Over 100 exhibitors displaying flowers, herbs, pottery, are more than willing to answer your questions. This trip can be combined with the “Flowers in Art” tour at the Philadelphia Museum of Art or a cruise on the Spirit. Lunch is included.

Tour the house and stroll the gardens at Old Westbury. This recreated 18th century English estate was the home of John S. Phipps. After lunch at Friend of the Farmer, spend some time at the Nassau County Art Museum in Roslyn Harbor.