Foster Botanical Garden

Foster Botanical Garden, measuring 13.5 acres (5.5 ha), is one of five public botanical gardens on Oahu. It is located at 50 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, near Chinatown at the intersection of Nu'uanu Avenue and Vineyard Boulevard. Foster is in a highly urban area with strip malls, schools, and Buddhist, Shinto, and Methodist religious facilities nearby.

Foster Botanical Garden
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
General view of the garden
Location50 N. Vineyard Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates21°19′00″N 157°51′33″W
Built1853
ArchitectHarold L. Lyon
NRHP reference No.93000377
Added to NRHPMay 13, 1993

The Garden is the oldest botanical garden in Hawaii, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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