Darwin Botanical Garden. George brown is located 2 km North of downtown. The garden, spread over an area of 42 hectares, famous for its collection of plants of Northern Australia and other tropical regions. This is one of the few Botanical gardens in the world, which in natural conditions grow marine and estuarine plants.

It was founded in 1886, and it was the third attempt of the European settlers to create a place for acclimatization economically important plants in tropical climates. Like most of Darwin, Botanic garden was seriously damaged during cyclone Tracy in 1974 – 89% of the plants were destroyed. The restoration of the garden after the cyclone did George brown, who worked in the garden since 1969 and became Lord mayor of Darwin in 1992. In 2002 for his services the garden was named after him.

In 2000, the former Methodist Church Wesleyan - the oldest preserved building of the Darwin - was moved from Nucky street on the territory of the Botanical garden.

In the collection of the garden – flora monsoonal areas of Northern Australia, including mangroves, monsoon creepers, plants moist forests the Tiwi Islands and the coast of Arnhem. Here you can see tropical plants – cycads, palm trees, adansonia, ginger and Helicon. All garden plants are divided into thematic zones: rain forest with waterfalls, mangroves, on the plantation of orchids or in the garden with shade-loving plants. There is also a fountain, a children's Playground with a tree house and a visitor center. Special tourist route tells about the traditional use of native plants by aboriginal people.