Kykuit Gardens, New York

Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel , National Geographic

The gardens of Kykuit, at the Rockefeller estate in Sleepy Hollow, New York, were planned for day or night display. A row of lindens leads to the perfection of the Temple of Aphrodite.

Watch a time-lapse sequence of a night-blooming water lily » Go behind the scenes in a Q&A with Diane Cook and Len Jenshel »