Garfield Park Conservatory

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Garfield Park Conservatory

Photo: Richie D. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🌷 Garden · Chicago

1.5 hours · Free · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 40 min drive
    From Naperville · Parking: Free conservatory lot (Central Park Ave); the Green Line Conservatory-Central Park Drive station is at the door
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Rain-OK · Fine on cold days · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 1.5 hours
    Best seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring

A giant glass conservatory built in 1908, free with a suggested donation; the Palm House and Fern Room feel like walking into a rainforest, and the dedicated Children's Garden has giant climbable seeds, a slide, and a pool — the most comfortable way to go outside in a Chicago winter.

💡 Tips
Closed Monday and Tuesday (check the website), and free timed-entry reservations are sometimes required online. It's below freezing outside and 25 degrees Celsius inside in winter, so shed the coats. The spring flower show and summer outdoor gardens are good too.

What this place offers

✓free
✓conservatory
✓children's garden
✓ferns
✓tropical
✓stroller friendly
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Chicago

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Sunny · 35–58°F · 2% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 47–63°F · 0% rain

Location

Chicago, Illinois

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