| Baguio Botanical Garden | |
| Type: | Urban |
| Location: | Benguet, Cordillera, Philippines |
| Nearest City: | Baguio |
| Owner: | Land Management Bureau |
| Visitation Num: | 100,000 monthly[1] |
| Visitation Year: | 2022 |
| Open: | 6AM-6PM |
| Status: | Open |
| Collections: | Dahlia, cactuses, and succulents |
The Baguio Botanical Garden, formerly known as Imelda Park, is a botanical garden in Baguio, Philippines, located on Leonard Wood Road between Wright Park and Teacher's Camp.
The garden goes by a few different names,[2] including:
The garden, which was previously a zoo,[2] was renamed to the Imelda Park by Ferdinand Marcos for his wife in 1970.[3]
The park closed for ten months in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During that time, it underwent a renovation which made the park more aesthetic and added ramps.[4]
The park has art galleries provided by the Baguio Arts Guild, and sculptures displaying the culture of the Igorot people. A statue by Ben Hur Villanueva commemorating the people who built Baguio can also be found.
The park also contains a friendship garden featuring the countries United States, China, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and Thailand, which contain elements of the country's culture, such as temples and statues. It also contains a sunflower farm and gardens spotlighting Dahlia, cactuses, marguerites, orchids, and succulents.
One of the garden's main attractions is a long tunnel which was dug out by Japanese Imperial Army soldiers during World War II for use as storage, treatment, and a bunker.[5]