If you get a chance to visit make sure you bring your hiking shoes! This place had so much to offer and has very beautiful trails to follow with beautiful scenery. My wife and I made an impromptu trip here and took some pictures and walked the trails. It was a perfect day, there was a beautiful breeze and you could hear all the birds. I highly recommend making a visit here. You can even bring your family and make a day out of it!

Very relaxing, you can tell that there is a lot of good work going on here! Beautiful!

A wonderful way to spend the day. Some trails are closed for maintenance. Watch out for ticks if you bring a dog.

$10.00 Charge for non residents (us) lol... many different paths. Cool outside music play. Beautiful views...water views...frogs...kid friendly.

Arrived earlier than the train exhibit and walked around a bit. We had to book our visit (we had a 2 hour wait) to see the train, but I think it was unique to today’s Covid 19 crisis. Great trails that are well-marked with fun history to read along the way. Several species of trees are marked for identification. The train display was fantastic! We’ll likely stop in again if we’re in the area.

Had a great time with wife and grandson! There is much more than the awesome train exhibit for kids and all. Staff and volunteers do a wonderful job of being friendly and helpful! Keep up the great work!

Wow! This place is so great! Price is very reasonable compared to other botanical gardens, and more to do. The grounds are expansive and filled with great places to explore. Play ground for kids and also climbing areas. The train garden is a MUST for a train loving kiddo or kid at heart! We had a wonderful time and will be back!

First time visit. Wanted to see what birds were around. Lovely place and some nice birds. Would like to visit later in summer when everything in full bloom. Note of caution. Healthy crop of ticks present. Each of us (3) found a tick on ourselves. Thats just nature but be sure to check yourself and family and dogs for ticks.

Is free admission through the winter. Nice place to walk or bring the dog for a run.

Very disappointed in the lack of care that is being taken at the Gardens. We have been here other times in the past years and it was beautiful. Not sure if it all went down hill once the university took over. The students are not doing a good job at all. There are weeds everywhere. The perennial gardens and vegetable gardens have not been taken care of. Not worth the price to walk though dead gardens. The Rail Road Garden was not open either. Not coming back anytime soon.

This place is pretty amazing! We walked around the train layout at least 3 times. The trimmed miniature trees and scaled down town were meticulously taken care of. We all wished we were miniature, and that we could live in there! Be sure to ask for the scavenger hunt. We hiked several of the trails. This is a great place for both young and old, and a great family experience!

Visited with our grand daughter and enjoyed the miniature outdoor train exhibit. Very well done, educational and realistic. Very pretty grounds with nice walking trails and flower gardens

Best place to hike and spend a day in the nature, bring snacks and drinks, walk and rest for a while. Do bring dogs and kids and also a great place for bird watchers..Parking is available.Don’t litter and apply sunblock

A very Beautiful place to visit. It makes you feel like a Kid again with All the skillful designed Trains and the History that goes with it! It also has very nice trails to walk for hiking or just to be out in nature and you can also bring your horse they have horse trails! If you have kids bring them its is worth the price to get in.

It was absolutely beautiful. I went on a field trip! Our tour guide, Lea, was great. She pointed out different species and educated us about the land and founders! It was truly amazing!

Very pretty place. Took my 3 year old granddaughter to see the train garden. She just loved it!! We all did! Awesome display! Nice trails, relaxing & pretty!

Cute little place. Trails just long enough to keep you busy for a few hours. The train station is more entertaining than I thought it would be as an adult.

Beautiful outdoor area to wonder. Has a small area with animals and you can even pet the goats. Lovely walking trails of varying lengths

This is a beautiful park! It does cost to get in and it IS per person which I think really stinks and needs to change to PAY PER CAR because it can get really pricey just for a park... my husband and I took our kids and they enjoyed it.*note: the train display is outside, avoid going on a hot day because it can become dreadful **

Perfect hidden get away. Train display is top notch, plenty of room move around, to walk the trails and kids to can enjoy the out doors and a few animals.

Very cool facilities at the arboretum. Nice hikes available, and being the sceenes look at miniatures and train tracks from the downstairs control room.

An enjoyable day visiting frog pond with very loud bull frogs, seeing fairy houses and a sculpture, easy walking trails. Dogs are ok to visit as well

The Railway Garden is simply jaw-dropping.

We are frequent visitors of Taltree. My family visits at least twice a year and we have been going for the past ten years. Taltree is a beautiful place to visit nearly year round. Whether hiking the trails in the summer, seeing the new blooms in the spring, or attending a wedding in the fall, it is one of the most beautiful places to visit in our area. My kids enjoy the train garden and hiking to the ponds. It is also our favorite place to take our family pictures. Were also pleased that the arboretum has been hosting more and more fun events over the past few years. Take advantage of this hidden gem in Valpo.

This is an awesome place to go. First time checking it out and they have some awesome trails and also pet friendly!! Will definitely be back. We did miss the trains for the season but will be back in the spring to see them !!

Train layout with villages and plants is excellent. Enjoyed the guided tour...worth the money.

The trains are awesome. So much detail and compassion went into the details. The have some play areas for the kids also. Didnt make it around the actual walks, but Im sure the are well tended and look great. I would recommend to any type of person or family. What a gem

Amazing for my toddlers. We went on a wooden adventure along nicely groomed trails.

Nice place for a picnic. An out of the way area for a chance to enjoy all that nature has to offer.

I loves the well manicured gardens, cute train garden and cant wait to go back in fall.

What a beautiful place! My family and I took our dogs there on Labor Day and just walked along a little grassy trail. When we stopped at the Depot, we found that they offered cute merchandise and snacks, and a bathroom was available. Definitely recommend it for nature lovers!

Nice mixture of forest and prairie here. Theres lots of cool wildlife and plenty of parking. If you like model trains then theres even that for you as well surprisingly. They also have goats and turkeys staying here. Pretty neat

The Train Garden within the arboretum is wonderful G-scale venue to visit.

The model train garden was well done and detailed. The lush gardens and variety of trees made the hike an easy walk. If you havent been, put it on the bucket list!

Loved the trails. Worth coming anytime in the spring, summer and fall.

Staff is great. Trains are cool and the kids had fun. Trails are fun to walk on and my daughter loves the fairy houses. We have been here the last two years to see Santa. No wait and the prices are very good. The kids had hot coco and decorated a few ornaments. Thank you.

This place is worth the stop. They have a very cool train set with moving trains and stuff to find in little dioramas. They even hide Waldo every day and no one knows where he is. Take the kids. Spend an hour here. Very very cool!

Very nice, our first time here. I liked the trains.

Gabis Arboretum & Gardens were beautiful. We spent almost the entire afternoon hiking and exploring the gardens. Although it was a little expensive we found it worth the entry fee. The train depot museum and train display garden wete amazing to see, so much detail and effort was put into the display. If you are in the area take the time to stop you will enjoy it.

The train garden was pretty cool. The detail on the displays was amazing. The kids made sure to read every plaque and carefully took it all in. We found a playground for them to play on for a bit.

Nice event, relaxing and easy in and out

Very nice with lots of activities spread throughout the park. Little pricey though.

Nice place and really cool looking model trains....

Dog friendly Arboretum! Cute little fairy house Trail.

Nice place to visit for a walk.

Nice destination for young families. Kids loved the playground and trains.

Love this place trails are nice the animals are well taken care of and they always have events going on throughout the year.

The trains are resting, but the long paths are ready for pooch. No fee to get in now. There are vending machines for kids lucky enough to accompany you to their gardens for all to see.

It has very nice walking trails. But if its been raining, make sure youre ready to get a bit muddy. (it was early in the season so maybe the trails are better kept later in the year.) Its also close to a lot if residential area, so you can hear people mowing their lawns. Nothing gabis can do about that though.

Gardens are not well maintained anymore. Was much nicer when it was TallTree...

This place has an amazing model train diorama

Lots of fun train was neat. Find the figures in the train set was fun. Wheres Waldo was in there also.

The train layout is excellent. The background was designed and built with care. If you like model trains, check this place out!

Great place to enjoy and learn about nature. Bring good trail shoes, water and maybe an extra pair of socks just in case. Will definitely go again!

Wonderful place for walking, events, just being with nature

They have hiking trails, an outside area of model trains you can walk through and learn about different times in history, also have a musical garden, an artistic garden. Very interesting place for all ages.

Just married there yesterday. This was rehearsal.

Beautiful place with many different types of gardens. Well kept up and clean

What a great find for my family! My 4 1/2 year old loved the trains and the fairy garden. We were fortunate enough to see the blue herons on the trail aptly named that goes around one of the ponds. The trails were well manicured and offer options of many different lengths. The volunteers were very helpful and the paid staff was very nice.

Awesome place. The railway garden is amazing to see!

Well maintained and beautiful. Very peaceful

Did not know this place existed. Nice quiet place to walk some trails. Dog friendly except in the building.

Such a fun place for kids, grownups and nature lovers of all ages! Huge model train setup outside, you can watch it for hours.

Awesome hills, cool train

Trees and gardens are beautiful, small enough to feel comfortable. Slamped lawn is ideal for shows and portable chairs to sit securely, doesnt slope much at all, just enough!

Love the train garden. However, there werent as many trains going this time.

Neat outdoor train layout & a mini railroad history museum, inside a old depot style building. Beautiful trails & gardens to walk through & enjoy. Really cool interactive area for kids with a few animals too. We had a wonderful time. We stayed 5 hours and still didnt see everything. Plan on spending most of your day there, if you dont live close by.

Very neat model railroad garden but yhe rest of the garden didnt amount too much unless you like to walk long distances in fields and woods. Not many real garden setting for as large as it is.

Wish we had, had more time to explore. If you love trains and miniatures its a must see.

Great family place, lots of trails, the Railroad Garden is fabulous. Fairy garden trail, music garden and more. Loved it.

The littles loved watching the trains and exploring the trails!

I love their train village and so do my grandkids!

So much fun

Beautiful gardens. My kids went crazy for the train garden and the adventure garden. Made for a wonderful Sunday afternoon outing! Theres a LOT more there we didnt get to see so its definitely more than a one-trip attraction.

Beautiful. Great price. $10 car load

Awesome! Huge garden O scale layout. Beautifully maintained and landscaped. Our grandkids had a great time watching the trains run. There are some trails and other things to see.

Very pretty area. A lot of quiet, peaceful trails to hike, and lots of information about the different types of plants featured there. Has a cool railroad-themed garden that kids and train enthusiasts would enjoy. There are also trails for horseback riding, if you bring your horse. Had a kids adventure area with some animals to look at and some interactive stuff. Enjoyed the experience, but thought the admission price was a little high for what they offered. I would probably go back for some of the special events they hold here, or go back in spring to see everything in bloom.

Beautiful land with nicely-groomed trails. My only concern is that the trails would often have multiple forks in the road without any markings. I wasnt sure which path was the one I wanted to stay on.Otherwise I liked the swampy areas. Saw a couple of Herons and lots of frogs! Of course, carry plenty of bug spray or whatever you use for the bugs. Cant stop walking for too long or theyll eat you alive.The information house and the train set were nice. Great diaramas depicting Illinois history. Especially loved the scene with the train that transported Lincolns body back to Illinois after his assassination. There were a pair of beautiful American Goldfinches bathing in a stream of the set, which was awesome to see.Id recommend a visit. Maybe in the Autumn when the leaves are changing and the bugs are less plentiful!

Beautiful grounds. Perfect wedding venue.

Super cool place and its crazy how long and how much detail is put into this. Its a new way to look at history in a fun way. I recommend this place for younger kids I feel like they will love it.

Please take ur kids here. wonderful place

Awesome! The train set was very cool. Beautiful.

Real nice peacful place, just a lil bit more pricey than i would like. 10$ for an adult....

This place is amazing. My kids loved every second of it. We’ll be stopping by again

Train exist is interesting and informative. The trails are beautiful and the office at the train exibit has backpacks with binoculars and wild life books at no charge. The just want you to leave a photo id.

Family Fun! My boys love the model train garden and they very much enjoy seeing Thomas on the tracks along with the other trains. There is also a bunch of trails for hiking and some animals (goats, turkeys and chickens) which they like to see.

Great place to visit probably best times would be late spring summer an early fall. Awesome historical Railroad project

Fun loved the Christmas decorations and of course meeting Santa. Kids have fun everytime!

It was a beautiful place for a wedding. Long walk, but a trolley was provided for us. (Not sure if that comes with or not.)

Very fun and interesting place. Many gardens and one with multiple train models and a large setup of model villages.Theres a small area with animals and a garden.Also when I visited there was a wedding so I would assume you can rent a area for an events.

Cool train set up and nice people and goats.

The railroad garden is really cute and interesting for kids and adults. They also have a few farm animals and picnic areas to enjoy!

Its nice. Alot to see. Kids loved the model train display, it was quite large. Nice shaded trails to walk. The pond I seen needs cleaned, compleatly covered in green floating stuff.

We went for the Halloween eventI would not go, paid to get in and then everything costs additional moneyEvent was suitable for under age 5

Beautiful...attended an outdoor concert there

Amazing all around. Highly recommend to everyone - all ages - especially the model train world!

Beautiful grounds with many different areas to explore. The model train exhibit is wonderful and it has a fun train themed park for the kids.

We loved the gardens. The railroad garden was a lot of fun for the whole family!

Model train was awesome.

Beautiful! Enjoyed the train gardens, rose and adventure gardens!