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Missouri Botanical Garden

The oldest botanical garden in continuous operation in the country, with a geodesic rainforest dome and a big Japanese garden.

Official Website
Photo: Brian Zinnel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
2.5 hours
Address
4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 10 minutes by car southwest of downtown.

Why Go

Founded by Henry Shaw in 1859, the 79-acre garden has the Climatron, a dome of tropical plants, one of the largest Japanese gardens in North America, and Shaw's Victorian country house.

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