Best Use of Five Bucks
Alta Vista Botanical Gardens
Whip out the cakes and candles. Alta Vista Botanical Gardens is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1999, AVBG sports 16 botanical gardens bursting with diverse plant life, from blue cycads to edible cherimoya. (Mark Twain was apparently a big fan of the latter.) Best of all? The gardens are open every day of the week, and admission is only $5. Drop an Abe Lincoln off at the door and enjoy a splendid show put on by Mother Nature.
