Botanic Gardens - Cheyenne, WY
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N 41° 09.476 W 104° 49.974
13T E 514019 N 4556302
The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens covers 9 acres in Lions Park. A beautiful outdoor area for year round enjoyment.
Waymark Code: WMN6GZ
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2015
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"Located in Lions Park, the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is an oasis on the high plains. Senior, youth and handicapped volunteers maintain beautiful and diverse plant collections. Explore the solar powered conservatory and exterior gardens. This is also home to Engine 1242, the oldest train engine in Wyoming.
The gardens are open 365 days a year during daylight hours. Bring a picnic, your friends and family, sketchpad, binoculars, or attend an event such as a concert or a play.
The Paul Smith Children's Village is a three-quarter-acre site is filled with numerous specialty, interactive landscapes including a natural wetlands, gravity powered water works, farmers windmill, solar pumps, sculptures, world vegetable garden, prairie plantings, a "Secret Garden," art/crafts plazas, historic sheep wagon, tipi village, picnic orchard, puppet theater and more.
Admission is free. The Botanic Gardens are at 710 S. Lions Park Drive. For information, call 307-637-6458. The greenhouse is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It is closed Sundays & Holidays (except during Glass Art Show). The grounds are always open from dawn to dusk.
The Paul Smith Children’s Village is also free and is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and closed on mondays. For information, call 307-637-6349.
Audio Tour: (307) 316-0071" (from (
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