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Missouri Botanical Garden in Saint Louis, MO 63110
(4 reviews)
About Missouri Botanical Garden
The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best eco-friendly place for families in St. Louis, the Missouri Botanical Garden features countless thematic sections filled with unique and colorful foliage, flora, and, yes, even fauna.
The 14-acre Japanese Garden - the largest Japanese strolling garden in the Western hemisphere - is a tranquil retreat, with waterfalls, streams, water-filled basins, and stone lanterns.
The Climatron®, a conservatory housed under a geodesic dome, is great fun, feeling and sounding like a tropical rainforest. Kids love trying to spot the variety of animals that live here, including tropical birds.
Near the Climatron is the very imaginative Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden, a two-acre site that features a limestone cave, rope bridges, Spelunker's Slide, a wetland ecosystem, a replica steamboat, a giant tree house, "root" swings attached to a fabricated tree, a Midwestern prairie village complete with a jail, and fountains perfect for waterplay (bring swimsuits for the little ones!).
Birthday parties can be scheduled here between April and October; the cost is $200/party for up to 24 children (ages 3-12) and five adult chaperones.
Great Green Adventures, a drop-in program for families, features nature-themed activities in the Children's Garden. It typically takes place year 'round on the third Saturday of every month at 10:30am and 1:30pm. It costs $3 per child. The website has a complete schedule of kids' activities.
MOBOT offers all kinds of workshops and classes for youth, as well as multi-day summer day camps for kids ages four to 11. Camps in 2010 include Gotta Grow, Garden Designers, and Triassic Trek
The 14-acre Japanese Garden - the largest Japanese strolling garden in the Western hemisphere - is a tranquil retreat, with waterfalls, streams, water-filled basins, and stone lanterns.
The Climatron®, a conservatory housed under a geodesic dome, is great fun, feeling and sounding like a tropical rainforest. Kids love trying to spot the variety of animals that live here, including tropical birds.
Near the Climatron is the very imaginative Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden, a two-acre site that features a limestone cave, rope bridges, Spelunker's Slide, a wetland ecosystem, a replica steamboat, a giant tree house, "root" swings attached to a fabricated tree, a Midwestern prairie village complete with a jail, and fountains perfect for waterplay (bring swimsuits for the little ones!).
Birthday parties can be scheduled here between April and October; the cost is $200/party for up to 24 children (ages 3-12) and five adult chaperones.
Great Green Adventures, a drop-in program for families, features nature-themed activities in the Children's Garden. It typically takes place year 'round on the third Saturday of every month at 10:30am and 1:30pm. It costs $3 per child. The website has a complete schedule of kids' activities.
MOBOT offers all kinds of workshops and classes for youth, as well as multi-day summer day camps for kids ages four to 11. Camps in 2010 include Gotta Grow, Garden Designers, and Triassic Trek
Tips
St. Louis city and county residents with proof of residency can enjoy free admission on Wednesdays and Saturdays before noon (exception: special admission rate events - third weekend of May; Labor Day weekend; first weekend of Oct.). Early risers can enjoy the gardens from 7am-9am during Morning Walking Hours, also on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Parking is free.
Getting There
Going east on Highway 44, exit at Vandeventer and turn right; west from Highway 44, turn left. Turn left at Shaw Boulevard.
Missouri Botanical Garden
- Images of Costa Rica Exhibit Ongoing Daily 1/8/10 - 3/14/10
- 92nd Annual Orchid Show Ongoing Daily 1/30/10 - 3/28/10
- Celebrate the Gospel 2/14/10
- Great Green Adventures: Indoor Gardens 2/20/10
- Sugared, Spiced, and Everything Iced Ongoing Daily 2/27/10 - 2/28/10
- Great Green Adventures: Bird-Friendly Gardens 3/20/10
- Classic99's from the Garden LIVE! Concert Series Ongoing Each Wed, Sun 3/21/10 - 4/25/10
- Children's Garden Seasonal Opening Ongoing Daily 4/1/10 - 4/4/10
- Great Green Adventures: Celebrate Sakura 4/17/10
- DinoQuest: A Tropical Trek through Time Ongoing Daily 5/1/10 - 10/3/10
- Jurassic Dark Ongoing Each Thu 5/6/10 - 9/30/10
- National Public Gardens Day at MOBOT 5/7/10
- Chinese Culture Days Ongoing Daily 5/15/10 - 5/16/10
- Great Green Adventures: Sensory Garden 5/15/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 6/2/10
- St. Louis Carnivorous Plant Society Show/Sale 6/5/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 6/9/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 6/16/10
- Great Green Adventures: The Buzz 6/19/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 6/23/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 6/30/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 7/7/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 7/14/10
- Great Green Adventures: Garden Groceries 7/17/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 7/21/10
- Happy Birthday, Henry Shaw! 7/24/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 7/28/10
- Whitaker Music Festival 8/4/10
- Great Green Adventures: Green Submarines 8/21/10
- 34th Annual Japanese Festival Ongoing Daily 9/4/10 - 9/6/10
- Great Green Adventures: Garden Apartments 9/18/10
- Great Green Adventures: Signs of Fall 10/16/10
- Great Green Adventures: Mum's the Word. 10/20/10
- Great Green Adventures: Trees with Winter Coats 12/18/10
Parent Reviews
(4 reviews)
Average Parent Rating:
Rated by 4 parents
- We spend many weekends here strolling and enjoying the amazing gardens. Its a great place for kids to get out energy especially in the children's garden.
[Submitted by Enzo Pontere3/05/09 - A beautiful, quiet retreat for families. Make sure to go when the children's garden is open!! Or at the holidays for all the beautiful displays!
[Submitted by JennifersMommy2/27/09 - This place was fantastic. Their new kids place is just a great time. My 3 and 5 year olds had a blast going through the forts, tunnels, rope bridges, building towers, playing in the general store and more. It's a MUST for all families if you ask me!
[Submitted by Wendy5/21/08
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