This place is awesome! Very reasonably priced admission. $13 for my wife, my daughter and I to enjoy a few hours of indoor/outdoor beauty ranging from regional plants to plants of desert and tropical climates. Highly recommend a visit. We are visiting close to Halloween and they have a cool fall display with many photo ops!

This is the place to visit if you need to get out on a cold day. Or any day! Perfect place to take children. I wish I lived in Fort Wayne so I could visit more often!

This place was very cool. Park in the parking garage and they will validate your parking pass for the whole day. It is only 5 dollars a person. Definitely a cheap and cool experience that takes about 20 to 25 minutes to walk through. There is a small honey bee exhibit which was very neat. Definitely worth a visit if you have never been there before.

This was a beautiful garden. They had a pretty cool tropical garden and a decent southwest themed garden. I recommend a visit. There is also an attached coffee shop which had good coffee.

Love the variety of plants and flowers at the botanical gardens. Kids activities are usually pretty good too, but not this time due to Covid restrictions. Outdoor garden and activity areas are a nice addition in the last several years. The Botanical Gardens also now has a small plant shop too if you are looking to pick up some kitchen herbs or common plants.

Very nice. In the process of decorating for Christmas.

A small, but beautiful spot! Great as a small wedding venue. Admission is a decent price. I usually go in the middle of winter when Im tired of being cold and spend an hour or two sitting in the rain forest and desert rooms. A great, serene activity for a weekend.

An excellent way to spend a few hours! Right now they have their 100 acre woods exhibit right now and its adorable. My two boys had so much fun wandering around all the different rooms. A wonderful place to take professional photos with your family. If you havent been, go!

It is a beautiful garden! I was fortunate to be there while there was a small collection train expo. I got the opportunity to see it for the first time. There was also a dog motive garden... beautiful!They do have activities for kids, and the experience was spectacular. I bought some plants on my way out and put it at home.

Just purchased a family season pass are there many great events going on through the year. The butterfly exhibit was amazing. Im looking forward to going throughout the winter to the desert and rainforest exhibit somewhere nice to to take the kids in the middle of winter to get a summer like experience in town without having to leave Fort Wayne. The staff and volunteers are very informative and helpful.

Its beautiful inside! Worth the walk around. Currently the small kids interaction displays are closed because of covid-19 but the gardens inside and outside are beautiful to explore

Lovely place to visit while in Ft Wayne. We spent about an hour meandering through the different habitats while enjoying a hot tea from the cafe attached to the souvenir shop. Staff was friendly and helpful. It’s definitely a place worth visiting during cold winter days especially if you have young children. Our teens enjoyed themselves too! Entrance fee is nominal and purchasing a membership offers many options including music programs during the summer.

Great stop and worth the $5 entrance fee. We only needed about an hour.

Beautiful place and nicely decorated for the fall season

A gem in this city. Three well maintained climate rooms. Lovely outdoor display.Labeling of plants could be improved.

Great place to even take the kids to see and appreciate the beauty of nature! There were different areas to go and such well kept gardens

This was an awsome place to visit. Beautiful, so much larger than we expected! I got engaged to my fiance here. Beautiful scenery and background for photos.

My friend and I went there and had such a great afternoon. I recommend it for everyone young and old alike.

Great collection! Includes multiple environments with well kept collection of species. Waterfall feature and Koi pond.While accessibility for doors and main level access, including restrooms, meeting rooms and classrooms, be prepared to climb a few stairs both up and down to see everything. The gift shop is pretty tight too.

A nice set of gardens, and a relaxing way to spend a spare hour or two when you have the time.The gardens are laid out with three indoor sections, each with a different theme, and an outdoor section. During our visit there were many plants in bloom.There are signs which tell visitors what the name is of the species of plant you are looking at.Being in the middle of the city means there is little free parking nearby.

Very friendly and informative staff. We went and seen the reindeers.

Great plant variety and very affordable. Good wholesome fun.

Beautiful fauna, well laid out. Lovingly maintained. Well worth the time!!

3 rooms, first is a seasonal/theme room that changes every few months, second is tropical, third is dessert. Lots of variety in terms of plants. Great place to take pictures

Beautifully done. Not very big but still an amazing variety of plants.

Always a family favorite. Love seeing this place used for weddings... and now conjure coffee is inside! Doesnt get much better

So peaceful and warm. Friendly welcomers. Beautiful scenery.

Smaller than I thought and lots of people doing photography for a wedding so it was hard to enjoy. This doesn’t knock what they are offering tho, it looked really cool and I wish I could have enjoyed it more.

Love $1 night. Kids activities have been removed die to Covid but peaceful and quiet.

My niece and I had a nice time walking around inside on a cold day! So many beautiful things to look at! Lots of great activities and displays for little ones also! We also enjoyed picking out some treasures in the gift shop!

If you are looking to spend a few bucks to entertain your kids for a hour or so this is a great spot. Fairly cheap and not huge so you wont be tired when you finish. Its size is the only reason its 4 starred but its size cant be helped when its smack dab in the middle of downtown Ft. Wayne.

This has always been a favorite place to visit and other than the obvious heat, which is totally expected of a conservatory, it was a beautiful visit. We did family pictures with our daughter and her new husband and loved it in there. Plenty of variety and unique spots for taking pictures. There were so many butterflies outside they were landing on us. The staff was great and the gardens beautiful. They really do need more handicap parking at the building though, there are 3 spots in a little drop off area and thats it.

The first thing I noticed when stepping into the gardens, was the sweet smell in the air. It was coming from everything that surrounded me, but mostly the fragrant Italian rosemary plants with her little white flowers. My stay in Fort Wayne Indiana was quite short, but Im very glad that I took the time to stop by the Botanical Conservatory. It is a wonderful thing to behold, a perfect place to sit and contemplate the beauty of nature. I only wish I had more time, then I would have read my book in one of the the most peaceful, beautiful places. They had a very good variety of plants. Of course I was a fan of the many fruit bearing trees yes. They even had a Cocoa Tree! But the most interesting to me was a fruit that Ive never heard of or ever seen before in my entire life, and I pride myself on having tried many exotic fruits and vegetables. A jaboticaba fruit tree. If Im ever back at Fort Wayne Indiana Im definitely coming back here!

PRICE: Affordable; $5 for Adult, $3 for kid, free for infant. SIZE : Small/moderate; after the entry Annex > Showroom > Tropical > Desert.. adjacent to these 3 greenhouses are Outdoor & Terrace garden area. PARKING : free; as Im briefly visiting Ft. Wayne, I didnt read Gardens main website and did not know that Civic Garage across the street is covered at the receptionist desk.

This place is beautiful and has reasonable admission. Its nice to be surrounded by beautiful plants and get a reprieve from the winter in here. I am excited to return in the late Spring so we can go outdoors!

Enjoyed taking a walk through the gardens. Would recommend going if you have some time to pass and is an inexpensive activity to do.

This was definitely a fun experience! I would suggest going when its warmer outside because some of the attractions are outside. This place is fun for kids and adults and the price is pretty cheap.

Beautiful venue. Friendly staff. Excellent for wedding pictures

A gorgeous place to spend an afternoon -- a refreshing mini getaway any time of year

We have always loved visiting this place with our children! Great during the holidays too!!

Wonderful place to chill and soak in some plant time. At the moment there is a butterfly exhibit which is super mellow and super trippy. Overall a neat place to visit, highly recommended!

Its always a great place to visit. You walk through three different buildings. One is tropical and the last is the desert. During the summer, the outdoor garden is beautiful.The butterfly exhibit is amazing. Check the schedule for those dates. Its a lot of fun.

This is a great place to being the family. They have beautiful gardens so I would define reccomend you check this place out. They also have the biggest indoor sagarro cactus I have ever seen. They run cute events too so Id keep a look out for upcoming stuff.

Super cute place to visit! It was raining and cold the day I went so I went here to explore and it was a fun experience. There’s even a cute gift shop that had local honey.

Check out the Butterfly Garden here. They have it every year for a few weeks during the summer. You get to be in an area with hundreds of butterflies from all over the world. Its a really nice experience. Kids really enjoy it.

I took my grandson and he loved it. Plenty of space for a 2yr old to play jump run yet stop and enjoy the greenery. I would have liked to see the upkeep of the greenhouses just a little more well kept for one of Fort Waynes great attractions. It was my 1st visit but will not be my last. I am going to return in the summer months in hopes the greenhouses will be blossoming with color!Yes it was worth my $5.00 to see my grandbaby enjoy himself.

I loved it . The butterfly exhibit is so beautiful. And the desert exhibit makes you really feel like youre in the desert. Plus its only 5 dollars to enter.

Different environmental displays of beautiful flowers and with a waterfall....

Ive enjoyed coming here for years. My, now adult children, still enjoy it as well. Always a nice relaxing place to visit.

A beautiful place! Got my engagement photos taken here, would recommend for any date. Its a great place to talk and spend time together, also it is super affordable and close to a lot of cool hole in the wall restaurants

Very nice, resonably priced, and clean garden. My kids loved it. Be prepared for how warm it is. Good for a few hours. They have scavenger hunts for different plants, which my kids loved

My family, even the 9 month old, really enjoy this space. It is fun yet manageable for an adventure of a couple of hours. I would give it 5 stars but some parts seem a bit run down on our last visit. Admission is affordable at $5 per person with children under 2 free.

We are obsessed with this place! Only $50 for a one year family membership! We go at least weekly especially in the winter! I love to grab a drink from the coffee shop and enjoy it in the tropical room with the waterfalls!

The butterfly exhibit was worth the wait to get into the netting an experience the butterflies flying around.

The conservatory really gives you an appreciation of what plant-life exists.

I really enjoyed this botanical conervatory and the only complaint I have is the lack of plant labeling which is pretty common. I really enjoyed the orchids throughout their indoor displays. Id love to comeback in summer so I could walk through the grounds. Its a great place to go on a cold winter day.

Great place downtown. Well maintained.

Lovely place to wonder for a little bit.

Nice place to visit during the winter to remind yourself that things still grow. Wasn’t really given any direction though, we totally missed the butterfly exhibit. The Christmas area was really nice though.

Im sharing my experience with booking the venue for 12/12/2020. I put a deposit down in Sept 2019 to reserve the venue. I was told that December is the slowest time of year but wanted to make sure I had my spot reserved. Come January we had to make the decision to cancel our venue and wedding 11 1/2 - months before the date. I asked if it was possible to get some type of refund since its so far out and unlikely to get booked. The contract does state after 1 month of booking it will only be refunded if it can be booked by someone else. This is highly unlikely to get booked on my date - they didnt miss out on business by me putting my name down for December.This could be use towards unforeseen expenses that are accruing. I was told no and then told they would send my request to the appropriate parties and would get back to me, took 2 weeks after asking for an update and Nate said I was denied. Im assuming he didnt ask and didnt have any intentions of getting back to me. They will not tell me what will be done with the money I put down if its unable to be refunded. Ive asked several times with no response. Im very disappointed in the Botanical Gardens for being so heartless. And especially Nate for being so heartless and inconsiderate of my request. Again, I know I signed the contract but for being 11 months out during the unpopular booking time there is absolutely nothing that can be done?! Very disappointing!

Thought I was paying to see butterflies but seen zero. That was pretty disappointing.

This is a great place to visit any time of year, but especially at Christmas. Everyone is friendly and the displays are always top knotch. Very affordable too. Highly recommend!

A nice quiet place in the middle of the city. Five bucks for an adult admission isnt bad for the enjoyable walk through the gardens.

Its a fun place. Nice, seasonal displays. Its extra nice during the holidays. Its a great way to spend an afternoon. Also close to several other downtown spots. Well worth a day trip if you arent from the area.

My son has skeeter syndrome and his allergic reactions are very serious and deathly allergic to bees. He cant really go out side without long sleeves and pants and caked on spray but today was something else!!!(chanced it outside we were having fun) We were able to go everywhere and not have to worry about being stung and I really seen him have so much fun and be a kid. Thank you guys from the bottom of my heart!!!

Nice gardens, four annual special exhibits.

Lots of great plants and photo opertunities

Such a lovely place! I just visited for the first time today and it was a nasty winter day. It was so peaceful and the place was empty - probably because I went on a thursday morning. The air felt so fresh I cannot wait for my next visit!

What a great botanical garden right in the middle of the city. It is small but such a terrific use of space and variety of plants

It was beautiful and interesting

Excellent non native plants. Well laid out floorplan. Loved the tropical room. Great admission price. Worth the time and price.

Great place to go. Highly recommend

Great botanical garden with a variety of climents.

While this isnt the largest botanical garden, great care is taken to change one of the rooms about 4-5 times per year. The rainforest room is beautiful. The desert has some fantastic cacti and succulents. The outdoor area is well-kept and changes every year. It is quite large for a small city. Getting a membership allows you to attend concerts for free and gives you 10% off of the gift shop. Love it here!

Very cute trick or treat event!

We love going. Great place to visit on cold days.

Beautiful gardens and views to be relaxed and peace.

I have been going to the fort Wayne botanical for around a year now I work there. and its just a wonderful place you know all the people that you see the great event that go on if its really worth going the admission fee is a little high but that doesnt take away from the fact that its very nice and it has excellent customer service.

Nice flowers but place is very dated

Ive traveled around to other states to visit their botanical gardens (its my thing, I love being around plants) and although others have been larger and more expensive, I love ours and always appreciate how well taken care of our botanical gardens is and the amazing way they take care of the plants, create amazing seasonal displays and integrate themselves into our community and create events for all ages and interests (hello Rocky Horror Picture Show). I love this conservatory!!

Fun for all ages and if your looking to take some good photos great place to go

Wonderful place to just walk through and enjoy the flowers.

So we visited this place for a cool little daytime date. The price was affordable only about five bucks to get in and the staff was friendly. They had a little market selling flower bulbs which was pretty cool. I love the honey bees display where you can watch live honey bees create honey and work. They had the cutest little gift shop and a wonderful area outside to sit and relax. The rainforest area was a bit too hot for me to stand but it was beautiful while it lasted. The desert area had a few plants that look like they were struggling a little bit. Outside of that, beautiful facility well taken care of and I would suggest it to anyone visiting the Fort Wayne area.

The plants were always beautiful, but the place could use some major structural renovations. Donate to your local botanical gardens!

Lovely botanicals as well as sculptures.

This is the best place to come to when its the 1st Thursday of the month! So many wonderful memories!!!

Beautiful display of flowers and greenery

Went here during the Be a Visitor in your Hometown Day. It was a little crowded because of that but we still got to see everything and it is beautiful! Hoping to go when they have the butterflies next time!

It is educational for all ages and family friendly. Can be a quiet and serene place to sit, relax and take a break. Very positive for the community.

Love the botanical garden. Went with the love of my life and we had a great time. Great for how big it was.

Nice opportunity to see plants from all over the world. Id never seen a cacao tree before. Although Ive lived in California in the past, I dont remember seeing a persimmon tree before.There are rain forest plants and desert plants.Also the Victorian theme was pretty cool.

I love all the plants and the set up! Would love if they expanded!

I recommend dressing appropriately during the summertime, because the heat in some areas are unbearable understandably for the plants. I unfortunately dressed up in a full black suit, anyhow still a great experience.

$5 is an amazing price for the amount of beautiful foliage you can see here. Definitely brightens up your days

Great place that is a local relaxing walk

Very nice place to visit.

I am rating this from a wedding/reception point of view, not general admission. The idea of the Botanical Gardens for my wedding reception sounded like a dream, but turned into a nightmare. I will start by saying there is construction going on that we were NOT informed about when we booked. We rented a room at the conservatory for myself and my bridesmaids to get ready in during the day and during that time there was a power outage. One of the staff members barged into our room, without knocking (keep in mind we were all females getting ready...what if someone was changing), screaming at us that we tripped a breaker and caused an outage. I’m sorry but two curling irons plugged in vs. all of the construction equipment that was being used did NOT cause the outage. He continued to come in and out of the room and was extremely rude throughout the time until they restored the power. The outdoor venue is beautiful but due to a large storm that rolled in very last minute, we were forced to tear everything down and move it inside last minute (literally 1.5 hours before guests were to arrive). We managed to make that happen, but the staff at the Conservatory was the rudest I have ever experienced. There was no event coordinator present which is stated to be available and I could not handle the attitude of the guy on staff. It was crowded, the ceiling was leaking our our guests, and overall I feel like my dream wedding was sort of ruined mainly by the attitude of the staff. To make matters worse, during clean up we forgot to grab some charger plates that I purchased and they were stowed in the event coordinator’s office (Nate) and he was extremely rude when my family called while we were on our honeymoon to ask if they could pick them up. I would never recommend this venue for your dream day. Horrible experience.

Amazing experience! Great photo location! #mancephotography

Wonderful gardens with lots to admire.

Quiet & serene place. Very well maintained.