If it’s frosty or mild outside, don’t forget about the winter discount at Botanica. Typically, Botanica runs a deal in January & February where you can get a discount on admission. Botanica will maintain its regular hours, offering admission for just $5 per person! This is a DEAL! Botanica is NOT running this deal for 2025:(
While every season has charm at Botanica, this special offer becomes even more delightful on those unexpectedly warm winter days. Botanica Wichita is a botanical garden and regional horticultural center located in downtown Wichita, Kansas. Spanning over 17.6 acres, it offers a diverse range of themed gardens, plant collections, and educational programs for visitors of all ages. The gardens showcase a variety of plants, flowers, and landscapes, creating a tranquil and beautiful environment for exploration.
The organization is committed to promoting an appreciation for nature, gardening, and the environment. Whether you’re a plant enthusiast, a nature lover, or someone seeking a peaceful retreat, Botanica Wichita offers a vibrant and welcoming space for all to enjoy.
What do you do at Botanica in January and February? LOTS!
Here is a list of ideas and tips for your winter visit to Botanica, the Wichita Gardens:
- Visit the Children’s Library, which is located in the lobby (a hidden Gem)
- Go on a Sculpture Walk
- They have over 100 different sculptures throughout the property
- Visit the Downing Children’s Garden
- Boeing Monster Woods has real and manufactured trees that come to life throughout the wooded play area. Within an over 20-foot tall Treehouse, several elaborately designed fairy houses and gardens!
- Salamander Spring and Stream will be off but without water, it’s still very cool. Search for 13 lifelike salamanders along the banks.
- The Enchanted Glen features metal sculptures crafted into a favorite children’s story. Open the caterpillar to find dress-up clothes for a fairytale play or put on a puppet show in the Enchanted Glen.
- Cargill Children’s Farm. Be sure to visit the Party Barn, representative of a typical Kansas barn. The hand-painted mural on the interior creates a realistic setting for birthday parties, classes, and family activities.
- Grandma’s Farmhouse depicts country life-equipped toys for kids to play with.
- Granddaddy’s Musical Maze you will find musical instruments tucked inside and make your way through to play a rainmaker, pagoda chimes, drums, and more.
- Check out the Chinese Garden of Friendship
- Dragon Wall, was hand-made of more than 200 pieces.
- Foo Dogs guard the entrance to Botanica’s Chinese Garden of Friendship. Often placed outside palaces, government offices, and tombs in China.
- Treasured Friend or Mountain Pavilion is at the top of the stream and is a great place to sit and meditate. All of the limestone rocks behind the pavilion came from the Kansas Flint Hill.
- Woodland Bird Walk
- Eagles Nest is a huge sculpture you can sit in. It is a replica of the actual size of an Eagles nest. Great photo op!
- Wild Turkey Wings is another great photo op to take a picture in front of.
- Bird Blind is a great place to sit and take in all the wildlife around you.
- Bird Posts now line the walkway so you can learn about different birds that are native to Kansas.
- Go Inside the Greenhouse (a hidden Gem)
- A lot of people miss this unique spot! The greenhouse is attached to the Terrace Room near the lobby. It houses exotic and tropical plants and it’s a great place to get warm! There is also a small pool inside to give you a tropical environment.
- Pack a Lunch and eat in the Headed Pavilion Overlooking the Pond
- Pack your lunch and take advantage of $5 admission.
Botanica will be open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except for major holidays).
The Botanica admission discount applies to everyone – seniors, adults, kids, and military. What a bargain!
Date(s): Mondays through Saturdays in January and February
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: 701 Amidon St., Wichita, KS 67203
Cost: $5
For more information, visit the Botanica website.
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