4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Australia
Ensconced on the very edge of the central business district in Sydney, the well-known Royal Botanical Gardens take up a great spot along Sydney Harbour. In fact, the iconic Sydney Opera House is located at its west gate. Founded in 1816, the Royal Botanic Gardens is Australia’s oldest scientific institution as well.
There once was as many as 20,000 fruit bats living here but in 2013 they were moved out with the use of some loud music. The bats decided to take up residence north of Sydney in an area of native bushland meant to be destroyed in order to construct a now delayed new road.
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