Brookside Gardens

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Brookside Gardens

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🌷 Garden · Wheaton

2 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 15 min drive
    From Rockville · Parking: Free lot at the Glenallan Ave visitor center; if full, park at Wheaton Regional Park and walk over
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

Montgomery County's prettiest 50 acres of garden, all free: paved paths wind past the rose garden, a Japanese tea house, and two ponds with turtles and koi, two conservatories stay warm in winter, and the children's garden has hands-on things for little ones; at the summer Wings of Fancy butterfly exhibit ($) butterflies land on your hand.

💡 Tips
April tulips and azaleas, May wisteria, and fall chrysanthemums are each worth a dedicated trip. The butterfly exhibit runs May through September, about $8 per person; check the website. Wheaton Regional Park next door has the train and playground, an easy walk between the two.

What this place offers

✓free
✓conservatory
✓children's garden
✓pond
✓koi
✓butterfly exhibit
✓restrooms
✓stroller friendly

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This weekend's weather in Wheaton

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

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Sat 10/17
Showers · 44–59°F · 46% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 41–61°F · 3% rain

Location

Wheaton, Maryland

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