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Missouri Botanical Garden

When
Visit on your scheduleGarden 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily (last entry 4:30 p.m.); closed November 26 and December 25.
Where
Missouri Botanical Garden4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
All ages; children 12 and under free
Cost
General admission ages 13 and up $16.00; free for children ages 12 and under; members free; STL City/County resident rate $6.00 ($4.00 seniors 65+, proof of residency). Free resident admission Wed & Sat 7 a.m.–noon (walk-up).
Organizer
Missouri Botanical Garden

Historic botanical garden with the Climatron conservatory and the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden (nearly two acres west of the Climatron with a limestone cave, Spelunker's Slide, wetlands, steamboat, tree house and prairie village; open April through October, $5 nonmembers ages 3–12). Early-morning walking hours and free St. Louis City/County resident hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays (7 a.m.–noon, walk-up only). Some Children's Garden areas inaccessible from Oct. 13 for maintenance. Free parking.

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Ticket prices and hours from the home page ticket panel. Children's Garden season ends in October.

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