Hours & Admission

Hours

Regular HOURS

  • Monday: CLOSED

  • Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  • Saturday - Sunday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Holiday Hours

  • Thanksgiving Day: CLOSED

  • December 21-22: 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  • December 23-25: CLOSED

  • December 26-28: 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  • December 29: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

  • December 30 – January 1: CLOSED

Admission

General Rates

  • Adults: $10

  • Seniors (62+): $8

  • Veterans: $8

  • Ages 5-17: $8

  • Ages 3-4: $5

  • Ages 2 and under: Free

AHS Reciprocal Garden Network

We are part of the American Horticulture Society (AHS) Reciprocal Garden Network.

We offer free or discounted admission* to Network visitors whose membership card address is more than 90 miles from Nicholas Conservatory. (We cannot accept memberships from Anderson Japanese Gardens, Klehm Arboretum, Rotary Botanical Gardens, Olbrich, or AHS memberships with addresses within 90 miles.)

For more information on the program, please click here. Reciprocity does not apply to special events.

*Discounted $5 admission to the annual butterfly exhibit.

Due to mutual agreements with Morton Arboretum and Chicago Botanic Garden, we can accept Morton Arboretum and Chicago Botanic Gardens memberships.

TROPICAL TUESDAYs

Admission: $5

GROUPS

Call 815.987.8858 for tour information and special group rates.