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“Understand plants and natural world”
The Chicago Botanic Garden opened a little more than 40 years ago as a beautiful place to visit, and it has matured into one of the world's great living museums and conservation science centers. Each year, nearly one million people visit the Garden's 26 gardens and four natural areas, uniquely situated on 385 acres of land on and around nine islands. Six miles of shoreline extend along 81 acres of water, including the Great Basin, North Lake, and Skokie River Corridor. The Garden also has a renowned Bonsai Collection. The Chicago Botanic Garden has 50,000 members—the largest membership of any U.S. botanic garden. People of all ages, interests, and abilities participate in programs, take classes, and stroll the grounds year-round. Within the nine laboratories of the Garden's Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, scientists and graduate students conduct a wide array of plant research. The Garden is one of only 17 public gardens accredited by the American Association of Museums. Its Lenhardt Library contains 110,000 volumes — including one of the nation's best collections of rare botanical books.
Visited on a perfect, weather Saturday afternoon. It was packed but worth the visit. There is so much to see so plan to do nothing else for the remainder of the day because you will be tired!!! We... Read more
I've been visiting the Chicago Botanic Garden for a number of years now and I'm still in awe of the place every time I come. I came on Mother's Day recently and visited their model railroad garden... Read more
I want to preface this by saying I only saw the light show Lightscape and not the gardens during the day, also this review is very late. The light show was very well organized and spaced out,... Read more
Chicago Botanic Garden
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