Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens is a botanic garden in southwest London, founded in 1759. It houses the world's largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections, with living collections including some of 27,000 taxa. The herbarium holds over 8.5 million preserved plant and fungal specimens, the library contains more than 750,000 volumes, and the illustrations collection boasts over 175,000 prints and drawings of plants. A top London tourist attraction and a World Heritage Site, the gardens span 132 hectares (330 acres) with botanical glasshouses, four Grade I listed buildings, and 36 Grade II listed structures. Visitors can explore the extensive grounds, admire rare plants in the glasshouses, and appreciate the internationally significant landscape.