5/5 Sara Beth W. 10 months ago on Google
As
a
first-time
visitor,
I
was
not
super
impressed
when
I
first
walked
in
-
but
the
gardens
really
don't
get
going
until
you
get
past
the
open
concert
field
and
up
to
the
hillside.
Then
it's
wonder
on
wonder
in
a
series
of
small
gardens,
like
a
walled
English
garden,
a
kid's
play
garden,
desert
plants,
native
plants,
all
sorts.
The
woman
who
sold
me
my
ticket
recommended
a
way
to
go
and
she
was
right
-
once
you
get
to
the
main
part,
with
the
bathrooms
and
gift
shop
on
your
right
and
the
English
garden
to
your
left,
sort
of
head
to
the
right
up
the
hill,
make
your
way
to
the
top,
and
walk
down
a
small
"back
way"
trail
to
the
firewise
garden.
To
do
this,
make
sure
you
find
the
Lewis
&
Clark
trail,
which
zig
zags
all
the
way
up
the
hill.
Once
you
finally
reach
the
top
(it's
long!)
there's
a
Sacagawea
statue
-
walk
up
some
stone
step
behind
that
to
access
the
trail.
But
any
way
you
visit,
it's
going
to
take
some
wandering
around
to
see
everything.
I
ended
up
buying
a
combo
ticket
for
the
Botanical
Garden
and
the
Penitentiary,
which
are
side-by-side,
for
$15,
which
I
think
saved
$5
(garden=$12,
old
pen=$8).
They're
very
much
intertwined
-
the
botanical
gardens
are
in
the
old
yards
for
the
penitentiary,
so
there
items
of
interest
in
the
garden
relating
to
the
prison
-
like
a
cemetery,
foundations,
and
out
buildings.
And
in
the
Old
Pen,
there
are
beautiful
roses
and
other
flowers
throughout.
There
is
lots
of
free
parking
in
front
of
the
gardens
that's
good
for
both
locations.
