Botanic Gardens is owned and managed by Belfast City Council. From the main entrance at the Stranmillis Road, follow the surfaced path past the Ulster Museum to the Tropical Ravine. Once inside you are surrounded by exotic plants that can be observed from a perimeter walkway. You can look down into a plant-filled sunken-glen, see flowers at eye level and tropical plants from above. Back outside, the route continues past herbaceous borders, down a set of steps leading through stone pergolas in a rose garden, and onto the main path round the park to eventually arrive at the Palm House. A combination of curvilinear glass and cast iron, the Palm House consists of a dome, a cool wing and hotter stove wing. Tall trees and flowering climbers grow in the dome, with seasonal displays of plants in the cool wing, and exotic plants create a mini jungle in the stove wing. To complete the walk, continue along the path past oak and conifer collections, returning to the entrance at Stranmillis Road.