Denver Botanic Gardens

Twenty-three acres of outstanding outdoor and indoor gardens display plants native to the desert, plains, mountain foothills, and alpine zones. There’s also a traditional Japanese garden, an herb garden, a water garden, a fragrance garden, and a garden inspired by the art of Monet. Even in the cold of winter, the greenhouses house thousands of species of tropical and subtropical plants. Huge, colorful orchids and bromeliads share space with a collection of plants used for food, fibers, dyes, building materials, and medicines. New is a kid's garden, complete with Marmot Mountain; a Science Pyramid is in the works. The Botanic Gardens also have a gift shop, a library, and an auditorium. Special events, scheduled throughout the year, range from garden concerts in summer to a spring plant sale to a cornfield maze southwest of Denver in the fall. Allow 1 to 2 hours.

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