Garfield Park Conservatory

My bestfriend brought me to this beautiful place in March and we had such an incredible experience. The plants and everything around us was so amazing and peaceful and we had the best time learning about everything!!

We stopped in here to pass some time before a concert and were pleasantly surprised at how beautiful it was. We didn't realize there was a gnome event and lots of small children were running around. We still enjoyed our visit, just had a bit of loud background noise while we took in the beautiful scenery. I even purchased a plant to take home with us as a souvenir!

Three main areas: admission lobby; exhibition room; and a large main tropical rainforest conservatory, that is kept very warm, and has artificial running fresh water. There are a few animals as well, mostly fish. Admission was $6, which was maybe a bit high; but one nice thing is that you can come and go at will, over the entire day that you've paid.

Random stop to stretch our legs on our journey home... we had so much fun doing their scavenger hunt! (Every garden should do this - it ready made our kid slow down and look at things). Really quirky little gnomes everywhere that our 7 year old got a giggle from. Benches and seats to rest and drink your coffee. Some critter cages with things like snakes and fish were also fun to see. Highly recommend!

5/5! Such a beautiful place to take the family or friends. Beautiful scenery all around, very thoughtful decorations, and plenty of gorgeous flowers to explore. Highly recommend everyone to check it out! Enjoy 😊