We took our in-laws for a quick tour to this amaizing botanical garden. We loved every quarter they have. The best part is that it's FREE but you can always donate any amount so they can continue to offer such pleasant atmosphere.

Very pleasant experience walking through the variety of rooms with plants from different environments - tropics, desert, etc. One room depicts what Chicago looked like a million years ago. An outdoor section includes plants demonstrating "bit ideas for small city spaces". Easily viewable in about an hour, but someone can take longer if they want to. Just a few steps from Green Line stop.

Amazing!! We truly enjoyed every room in the conservatory! The website says reservations are free, but required. That being said, I think you can still walk in without a reservation if it isn't busy. We booked a time online but ended up being there 30 minutes late and it was no trouble. (We took the green line to the Conservatory- Central Park Drive stop) They have bathrooms and a coat rack. I suggest you hang our coat as the rooms are very hot and humid! There are multiple rooms with different types of plants. Each one is wonderful and magical. The place is huge! I would like to go back in the summer when the outside sections are in season. Nothing to see outside in the winter.

The Garfield Park Observatory is a beautiful place for an event with all of the indoor foliage. There is plenty of room to have dinner, dance and wander around the trees and flowers. About a block away, it can get a bit sketchy, so I thought it was better to Uber than park a car. Especially at night. Uber took care of that.

Reserved our arrival a few days in advance (free, but a donation is encouraged). Took the “L” from our downtown hotel straight there-easy peasy and $3 pp. While plants are more my thing, hubby enjoyed the exotic nature of many of the plants displayed. Well worth 60 to 90 minutes of your time.