The Alaska Botanical Garden is one of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the world, featuring the plants of the northern continent that live in the harshest and coldest conditions. The park has 110 acres of fir and birch forests, more than 1,100 species of hardy and perennial plants, and 150 species of native plants. In the garden there is also an exhibition dedicated to historical rocks, an exhibition of medicinal herbs, a path of wildflowers, and many more.