Chicago Botanic Garden
Free admission
See website
1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, 60022
Practical Info
The Chicago Botanic Garden is located at 1000 Lake Cook Road in Glencoe, Illinois, about 20 miles northeast of Chicago. It is within walking distance of the Braeside Metra station on the Union Pacific North line, which runs from downtown Chicago’s Ogilve Transportation Center . For train schedules, visit www.metrarail.com. From the Braeside station, walk west one mile along Lake Cook Road to the entrance. Parking is also available at $20 per car.
Admission to the Garden is free and hours are generally 8 a.m. to sunset. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org for information about tour schedules and special events, as well as suggested.
Photo courtesy ofCbgde08via Wikimedia Commons
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