One of the oldest botanical garden

Indian Botanical Gardens in shibpur Howrah was founded in 1786 by Colonel Kyd , British East Indian company’s army officer.

Previously this was known as The Hon'ble Company's Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1860 this was changed as royal botanical garden and later this was changed as Indian botanical garden after independence. The main reason to built this garden was research on some commercial plants and trees in south east Asia. Tea beverage was first researched in this garden and later plants in Darjeeling and Assam, teak wood was researched over here for commercial production.

This garden is one of the oldest and biggest botanical garden in Kolkata. There were 12,000 different varieties of plants and trees and 2.5 million dries species collected from different parts of world for this her-barium when it was built.

1793 when William Roxburg, became the supremtendant of this garden turned his home within the garden as main herbarium where he collect 2,500,000 items. His old building was turn into library and café.

Some of rare verities of trees and plants are available here for zoological research. Different colleges and school visits time to time from all parts of state and countries for zoological excursion.

The main attraction of this garden was oldest banyan tree of this garden, which spread in 404 sq.meters and this is one of the oldest tree in world .There is one library also in this garden. Daily from morning to evening this garden was opened. This is the best place for outing, fun, fiesta and frolics and also a small lake with boating facility.

This garden is also one of the favourite destinations for couple.