Missouri Botanical Garden Children’s Garden

Opened in April 2006, the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden: A Missouri Adventure introduces youngsters at their most impressionable age to the significance of plants and nature in fun and innovative ways. The children of the Donald Schnuck family provided the lead gift to name the new Children’s Garden in honor of their mother.

Occupying nearly two acres west of the Climatron® conservatory, A Missouri Adventure brings botany and 19th-century history to life through a variety of interactive themes with appeal for both kids and adults. Venture into a limestone cave, glide down Spelunker’s Slide, explore the wetlands, board a steamboat, climb to new heights in the tree house or visit a Midwestern prairie village.


Hours & Admission

Regular Hours:

Open daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., April through October
Open late on Thursdays 5 to 7 p.m., during extended evening hours
Closed on Whitaker Music Festival evenings
Children’s Garden Admission:

Free: ages 2 & under
Free: ages 13 & up
$3: Garden Members (ages 3–12)
$5: Non-members (ages 3–12)
Garden members: Free Tuesdays all day, and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Free everyday for members at the Friends and Family-level and above.
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St. Louis City/County Residents: Free on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
NOTE: All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Worried about the heat? Children's Garden Splash Pad open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.