OPEN May through October Wednesday through Sunday from 10am-6pm Central Time. Wednesdays are half-price admission.
Admission: $8. Ages 12 and under are free. Wedding Tours Year-Round.
Members have access to grounds year round from dawn to dusk!
These historic gardens are inspired by the 1933 Century of Progress Fair in Chicago and cover land traced with trails used for hundreds of years by Native Americans. The Grounds include 105 acres of trails through the woods and open spaces with gardens, a meadow, and Lake Lucerne. The gardens are open Wednesday-Sunday 10am-6pm from May through the last weekend of October, and Weekends in April and November from 10am-4pm. Wednesdays are half price admission days. Admission is $8 for ages 13 and over. Children 12 and under are free. Memberships available for individuals or families.
Friendship Botanic Gardens are accessed by walking earthen trails and lawns. A golf cart tour is available for $25, but must be scheduled a head of time.
Friendship Botanic Gardens are also available for wedding ceremonies and receptions and other events.
We host several educational events throughout the year.
Please visit our website at www.friendshipgardens.org for more information or call 219.878.9885.
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