Immerse yourself in the year-round beauty of the desert at Arizona’s largest and oldest botanical garden,Boyce Thompson Arboretum. With 105 acresof gardens, five miles of trails, 4,025 taxa, and20,000 different plants, it is a must-seedestination for families and nature loversvisiting Arizona.Boyce Thompson Arboretum was founded in1924 by Colonel William Boyce Thompson asArizona’s first nonprofit research institution.The arboretum sits on 372 acres of beautifulArizona desert and hosts three nationallyaccredited collections. It continues to be a place dedicated to the
growth, research, exhibition, and educationof flora and fauna. Now featuring collectionsfrom the U.S., Mexico, Australia, Madagascar,India, China, Japan, Israel, South America,the Middle East, Africa, the Mediterranean,and the Arabian Peninsula.