Public garden, and outdoor museum covering 1,700 acres, includes cataloged collections of trees and other living plants, gardens, and restored areas
General Information
Members-Only Hours: 7:00am to 9:00am
Last Entry: One hour before sunset
Open 365 days a year
Seniors (65+): $17.95
Children (4–17): $14.95
Children 3 and under: Free
Members: Free admission
Dog admission is $7 per dog ($6 for members).
Dogs must be leashed and remain on marked trails.
Summer for gardens, trails, and outdoor events
Fall for exceptional autumn foliage
Winter for peaceful landscapes and seasonal exhibits
How to Get There
From Lisle (3 mi): Take IL-53 north from downtown Lisle, continue to the entrance of The Morton Arboretum at 4100 Illinois Route 53, and follow signs to visitor parking and the Visitor Center.
Overview
The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, is a public garden, and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres (6.9 square kilometres), include cataloged collections of trees and other living plants, gardens, and restored areas, among which is a restored tallgrass prairie. The living collections include more than 4,100 different plant species. There are more than 200,000 cataloged plants.
As a place of recreation, the Arboretum has hiking trails, roadways for driving and bicycling, a 4-acre (16,000 m2) interactive children's garden and a 1-acre (4,000 m2) maze.
The Schulenberg Prairie at the Arboretum was one of the earliest prairie restoration projects in the Midwest, begun in 1962. It is one of the largest restored prairies in the Chicago suburban area.
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