Santos Museum of Economic Botany
Cafe
Wheelchair accessible
A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.

📜 Last museum of its kind in the world, dedicated to the collection and interpretation of 'useful' plants.
🔍 Features over 3,000 items, many from its original 1881 collection, papier-mâché models, and art exhibitions.

Why Go

🌿 Explore historical and contemporary uses of plants, including thousands of phytochemical and ethnobotanical derivatives
🎨 See unique papier-mâché fruit and fungi models
🏛️ Experience a beautifully restored 19th-century Greek-revival building, admiring its architecture and original 19th-century displays
🌳 Located within the beautiful Adelaide Botanic Garden

Cost

💰 Free entry.

Hours

🕒 Daily, 10:00 a.m.

  • 4:00 p.m. Hours may vary, check official website for current exhibition schedules.

♿ Accessibility Wheelchair accessible.

Amenities

☕ Cafe, 🚻 Public toilets available.

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