As well as a superb botanical gardens at the far northern end of the city's Forest Park of Culture, this city-centre botanical gardens is a nice place to wander around whether plants are your thing or not. Originally set up in 1930, the Botanical Gardens have changed hands several times and are now owned by the university next door. Officially an arboretum, a fact that protects it by law, the gardens contain some 420 species of trees and shrubs from Poland and abroad. Arranged into themed areas, among them endangered species, medicinal plants and edible fruit trees, highlights include ginkgo, turkey oak, katsuras from Japan and the wonderfully names ostrich fern. The gardens also feature a few botanical-related buildings as well as ponds and bridges. Primarily a scientific and educational institution, the gardens are open to the public (from April anyway), although many of the gates are often locked. The main entrance is at ul. Niemcewicza 2.

Admission free.