Chicago Botanic Garden

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1000 Lake Cook Rd (at at Green Bay Rd)
Glencoe, IL 60022

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(847) 835-5440
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Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, IL
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This huge park has a number of interesting gardens of various plants. There's so much to do here, it is hard to get everything done in a day. The cafe is nice and no more expen...

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All reviews seem positive

So dark the con of man 1/2/2007

I feel compelled to create an account just to write this review. The wonderland express is a con. You pay $12 for parking, $20 for 2 non member adults and $8 for a child & then see absolutely nothing. Some trains, some soapsuds and some christmas trees.\r The price should have been 10 dollars total max.\r Throw your money someplace else. more
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Not for Wonderland Express 12/11/2006

The gardens are beatuiful during spring/summer/fall. However, I would stay away from the wonderland express that is there now during the holidays. It is a waste of money. You are paying ($10 per person for non members) to look at a 10x10 room filled with soap and gordes (soap falls out of the sky to make it seem like snow and the staff made replicas of some Chicago landmarks out of gordes). I was disappointed with this trip. Pros: gardens in nice weather Cons: Wonderland Express more
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It's NOT ""relaxing"" -- Thank God! 5/15/2003

Everyone's entitled to an opinion (especially at Citysearch), but after 13 years visiting the Chicago Botanic Gardens I would disagree with the emphasis on the ""relaxing"" nature of CBG in so many other reviews -- or at least point out that relaxation would not be the primary benefit I would mark about this wonderful place. Instead, I would stress the powerful inducements to the imagination and aesthetic sense this place can provide -- even the Japanese gardens, places of serenity and contemplation, are not places of ""relaxation"" -- rather of rejuvination through active contemplation. There is also much humor and creativity and just plain awe in this Museum of Science and Industry for the spirit. Pros: Utter professionalism, Science meets art, Humor and spirit Cons: Sometimes crowded more
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Wear your walking shoes! 9/30/2002

The bugs exhibit made our visit into a mini-adventure searching for the various bugs. If you bring children, it's going to be hard to keep them from climbing the ants! The themed gardens are beautiful; my personal favorite was the Japanese one. As if the gardens aren't enough, the stores compel you to take a look and see how you can create your own version of the gardens. more
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bountiful! 9/11/2002

There are few, if any, places in the Chicago area to match the serenity of CBG. Even if you have no interest in flowers, etc., this place should be high on your list. It inspires and mellows you at the same time. more
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get away and relax... 6/27/2002

The Chicago Botanic Garden has to be the most relaxing place in Chicago. It's absolutely beautiful. There's no better place to escape the stress and noise of the city. Great place to take a nice long walk. more
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Relaxing place to stroll 5/16/2002

I rode up here from the city last summer almost every weekend while training for the AIDS Ride, and it's a really tranquil place to walk around and admire the greenery and flowers. Lovely for walks, nice and quiet. more
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  • Climb a waterfall garden, discover hidden rooms inside an English walled garden, cross 11 bridges spanning sparkling lakes, and discover a garden with 15 trains chugging through miniatures of Americas favorite landmarks. The Chicago Botanic Garden brings you 385 acres and 23 gardens of wonder to explore, twelve months a year. Highlights include seasonal festivals, tours, year around greenhouses, a school and lots of ways for families to learn about the wonders of nature.

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  • Overview
    The gardens are a showcase of natural beauty that have been lovingly shaped and cultivated. The 385 acres are broken into a collection of 23 specialty-garden areas, 15 acres of...

  • 8/7/2006 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Daily 8am-sunset (see website for more information)
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