13 Beautiful Botanical Gardens Where It’s Easy to Lose Yourself

(via Atlas Obscura)  Botanical gardens are the kind of special green spaces that you might have in your own backyard, but rarely take the time to explore. They can be self-contained little wonderlands, home to all kinds of rare flowers and plants collected from around the world and cultivated with tender care, along winding paths or in steamy greenhouses. Here are 13 botanical gardens nominated by Atlas Obscura readers.