We have visited great gardens around the world and this compares with the best! Something for everyone. Large children's garden and playground facility, good cafe, huge variety of plant and garden varieties. Neat design, sculpture and hard structures.

I've visited quite a few botanical gardens around the world, and this easily ranks in my top five. Everything is very well marked and maintained. Beautiful presentation, and wonderful variety!

Me entire family loves these gardens. If you're looking for a peaceful way to entertain your family, this is it!

Having visited many botanical gardens all over the world, I truly believe the MO Botanical Garden is one of the most beautiful. We visit frequently, especially in the spring! The kids love it even more since they added the children's garden! The Japanese garden and English garden are exquisite, especially in the spring. The climatron, complete with waterfall, is beautiful... More

This is a wonderful set of indoor and outdoor gardens. Even in March I was able to make a full afternoon out of the exhibits. I truly enjoyed the orchid show.

I have visited Botanical Gardens all over North & South America, as well as Europe. The Missouri Botanical Garden easily makes the top five. The only others I can think of that even come close are Kew Gardens in England and the Jardin Botanico in Rio de Janeiro. Kew is more educational, Rio is more scenic, but the Missouri Botanical... More

Plan to spend a couple of hours here, the garden covers several acres. Take a free walking tour to get the feel of the place. There is also a tram that drives the grounds if you are not up to lots of walking. Going in the spring is the best, with all the flowers in bloom. We were there in... More

I love the Botanical Gardens, it is quiet, gated and the smell of flowers is relaxing. I've been here before and loved it, of course my most recent trip there wasn't that many flowers because of the colder weather at the time; however, i love to return to see the flowers all over again sometime this May.

This is such a beautiful place to visit. The staff is very knowledgeable and willing to answer your questions and help you out...the gift shop is terrific. It's so wonderful to stroll through all of the gardens and there is usually a display of some kind throughout the year.