Enjoy Your Visit
• Accessibility
• Accommodations
• Admission
• Dining at the Café
• Directions
• Exhibitions
• For Families
• Garden Etiquette
• Hours of Operation
• Map of the Garden
• Parking Fees
• Biking
• Birding
• Photography
• Sculpture
• Garden Walks
• Tram
In the morning, enjoy a cup of coffee, a newspaper, and one of the best made-to-order omelets on the North Shore in the Garden Café, then stroll through 24 display gardens and three natural habitats.
| Winter Hours Through March 31 |
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| Garden Grounds* | 8 a.m. – Sunset |
| Regenstein Center** | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily |
| Gatehouse | 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily in Nov. 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily in Dec. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily in Jan. & Feb. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily in March |
| Membership Desk | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily |
| Visitor Center Information Desk |
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. weekdays 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekends |
| Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily |
| Plant Information Service | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. weekdays Closed holidays |
| Library | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays Noon – 4 p.m. weekends Closed holidays |
| Garden Café | 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays 8 a.m. – 4:30 weekends |
| Rose Terrace Café | Closed |
| Garden Grille | Closed |
| Evening Grille | Closed |
| Garden Shop | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. weekends |
| Wheelbarrow Shop | Closed |
| Grand Tram Tours | Closed |
| Bright Encounters Tours | Closed |
| Free Walking Tours† | Closed |
| Garden Trolley (Garden to Glencoe train station) |
Closed |
| Model Railroad Garden Landmarks of America |
Closed |
| Fruit & Vegetable Garden | Closed at sunset |
| Tool Shed Information Center | Closed |
*Special Event areas may extend past posted sunset closings.
**Extended hours for class participants.
†Inquire at Information Desk for confirmed departure times. Meet at the Crescent Garden, weather permitting.