Experience Chicago Without Spending a Dime: Free Things to Do
Updated: May 11, 2024
08 Chicago Botanic Garden
The Chicago Botanic Garden is made up of 27 display gardens and four local habitats, which cover 385 acres over nine islands in the Cook County Forest Preserves. They include a Bonsai collection, a children's garden, an English walled garden, a fruit and vegetable garden, a waterfall garden, a model railroad garden, a sensory garden, and a rose garden, just to name a few. Note that, while admission is free, parking fees apply.
