Chicago Botanic Garden

The Garden is a place of ever-changing natural beauty that makes each visit unique. Treat yourself to lovely vistas during a walk along the water's edge; move inland to the peace of the bonsai courtyards, where maples, ginkgoes, junipers, and other miniature trees encapsulate an idealized form of beauty. Birdwatchers will spot blue jays as these beacons of color flash throughout the Garden. Enjoy Model Sailboat Sunday, September 7.

If the plants go, we go. Thirty percent of the world's plants are threatened with extinction by 2050. Learn more about what the Garden is and will be doing to save the world's plants at the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center.