Botanical Garden of Tours, Tours

9 hectares near Boulevard Tonnellé and serves as both a public park and a scientific research site managed jointly by the city and university. The garden contains over 150 tree species in its arboretum, themed sections including a medicinal plants garden, an evolution garden tracing plant history, and a Japanese-inspired area linked to Tours' sister city Takamatsu. Three Biodivers greenhouses shelter threatened South African flora, tropical understory plants, and useful crops like cocoa, vanilla, and coffee.