One of the great things about this area is that there are so many interesting attractions to see. I’ve been here almost four years and I haven’t seen everyone.
But I checked one off the list last week when my wife and I visited the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis for the first time. I had visited its sister site, the Shaw Nature Preserve in Gray Summit, which is beautiful but more of a hiking park than a traditional botanical garden.
Because I live in the Pacific part of St. Louis County, I was able to enter my zip code online and get $6 admission to the botanical garden (St. Louis County and city residents can also get the discount at the entrance). It’s less than half the already reasonable price of $14. So, with free parking, the whole experience was cheaper than the “free” zoo in Saint Louis, where you have to pay for parking.
I always wanted to go to the Missouri Botanical Garden when they had Dale Chihuly sculptures mixed in with the plants. Chihuly was huge when we lived in his native state of Washington, with artwork all over the place. My wife and I also saw his work at the botanical garden in Phoenix years ago. It was nice to see the glass art mixed in the desert landscape, so I wanted to see it in a more lush area.
But when I checked online, the Missouri Botanical Garden website said the Chihuly exhibit was over. We still go, but I think I missed it.
But when we arrived, I saw the distinctive tentacle-like artwork on a tree near the rose garden. We weren’t ready to visit that part of the botanical garden, but we quickly came across another glass work with a plaque confirming it was made by Chihuly. It was nice to see his signature style in this beautiful area.
We went into the giant dome of Climatron, which has paths that take you to waterfalls and vegetation from other parts of the world. It really made me feel like I was in a rainforest.
As we walked towards the Chinese garden area, we came across the skeleton of what had been a Chihuly piece. So, unfortunately, not all of their displays were still in place. I think they removed Chihuly’s work, but we still got to see quite a bit.
The Chinese garden had a beautiful pagoda area over a small pond that briefly transported us to China, or at least what I think it looked like a hundred years ago.
Finally, we made it to the 14-acre Japanese garden, which surrounds a lake. The area was nice, but it was so big that it was difficult to keep the Japanese theme throughout the area.
When we neared the end of the path around the lake, we encountered perhaps the best Chihuly work remaining in the botanical garden – a boat full of colored glass balls, with other balls “floating” in the water around.
From there, we head to Tower Grove House, the 1849 home of garden founder Henry Shaw. I had no idea the house was there, but it was great to check out a historic house while visiting the botanical garden.
Our last major stop was the rose garden. I didn’t realize that roses could still grow this far into the fall, so it was amazing to see all the different colors that had mixed with the fall trees.
Of course, we stopped by the gift shop on our way. They also had some Chihuly fridge magnets, but they cost $12, which is what my wife and I paid combined to get in. So we settled on a more traditional magnet.
Although the botanical garden will definitely change as the weather cools down, I’m sure it’s a great place to visit at any time of the year. I highly recommend this attraction. You will not be disappointed.
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