"Tour the Missouri Botanical Garden" Top 5 Page for this destination Saint Louis Favorite Tip by deecat

Favorite thing: If weather permits, tour the Missouri Botanical Garden. The day we had scheduled to visit, it rained all day.

Because we love nature so much, we were eager to see this famous Botanical Garden which is known throughout the nation as the best in the United States!

The Missouri Botanical Garden opened in 1859 and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.

It covers 79 acres and is a center for botanical research, education, and horticultural display.
This year because of the Lewis and Clark Expedition celebration, be sure to see an exhibit of plants encountered by Lewis and Clark.
There are narrated tram Tours, a Garden Cafe, a Garden Gate Shop.
Parking is FREE

Fondest memory: Information needed:
Open:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. seven days a week
(Closed Christmas)
Memorial Day to Labor Day: Open Wednesday evenings until 9 p.m.
Morning walking hours: Wed.-Sat. 7-9 a.m.

Accessibility:
Accessible to people of all abilities

Location:
Known as "an oasis in the city"
4344 Shaw Boulevard
A short drive southeast of Forest Park.

Admission:
$7.00 for ages 13-64
$5 for age 65 and over
St. Louis City/County Residents:
$3 for ages 13-64
$1.50 for age 65 and older
FREE for members & children 12 & under

SPECIAL ADMISSION CHARGE FOR SOME
EVENTS

Things to see:

Climatron conservatory
a geodesic dome greenhouse of tropical rain forest, waterfalls, and birds.

Seiwa-en:
An authentic 14 acre Japanese garden (The largest in North America)

Kemper Center for Home Gardening:
Nation's most comprehensive resource center for gardening information with 23 demonstration gardens over 8 acres.

Victorian area:
A formal Victorian-style garden with an observatory overlooking a maze of 8-foot hedges.

Shoenberg Temperate House:
A tiled Moorish garden, carnivorous plant bog, and "Plants of the Bible" area.

In addition, there are areas for Roses, English Woodlands, and Orchids to name a few.

I regret missing this outstanding Botanical Garden. Guess I will have to return to St. Louis.
(Note: This is not my photograph. I scanned it from a brochure.)