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Botanical Gardens

The Botanical Gardens at the Creation Museum is an inviting place for guests to enjoy a stroll along beautifully themed, paved trails that take you on a excursion through unique and individual garden spaces.

Seasonal Tours
Educational Programs

Bog Garden

Bog bridge makes it possible for guests to walk above this verdant area, viewing thousands of perennials in this unique area of our gardens.

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Butterfly/Hummingbird Garden

You will see many varieties of plants, including butterfly bush, coneflower, and daisies, all of which attract and feed these precious pollinators.

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Circle Garden

The abundance of flowers is also sure to delight you as you stroll through this garden on your way to the Creation Museum.

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Courtyard Garden

This garden features a large tiered fountain in the center, providing an excellent guest photo opportunity.

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Dry-Creek Garden

A grove of red maple trees provides ample shade for a variety of perennials as you enter the Dry-Creek Garden.

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Entrance Garden

The Entrance to the Botanical Gardens and the Creation Museum invites and welcomes you with a variety of seasonal plants on display, such as flowering cherry, viburnum, and large, red maple trees.

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Koi Pond Garden

The Koi Pond Garden is a very relaxing place to feel the serenity of God’s creation all around you.

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Lake Garden

Most guests would not consider a lake to be a garden! A stroll through the lake garden may take you across an arched bridge, along a boardwalk, or over one of seven other bridges. There is even a floating bridge!

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Rainforest Garden

The Rainforest Garden at the Creation Museum is an area replete with tropical plants. You will see the large leaves of banana trees, elephant ears and more! See if you can find the large T. rex topiary hidden in this garden.

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Seasonal Plants

Every season and year, we plant a variety of plants that will only survive in a specific climate or temperature.

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Woodland Garden

As you stand on the Truss bridge, you will see that a big part of the Woodland Garden is occupied by native trees. Black walnut, hackberry, and locust trees, for example, provide a summer canopy for this garden.

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Zoo Garden

The zoo is a fun and interactive place for children and adults to experience close-up encounters with unique animals. There is open green space with a variety of large, native trees around the outside of the zoo. Don't miss the topiary dinosaurs by Buddy Davis!

Overview of Botanical Gardens

A botanical garden is a collection of plants cataloged and managed for purposes of education, research, and enjoyment. Months of thought and planning, countless hours of time from staff and groups of volunteers were involved in the establishment of the gardens that you see today. Our “field research” started with small trials of specific plants chosen for hardiness and viability in our gardens.

At the Creation Museum, seasonal garden tours provide educational details of the plants. Whether taking a formal tour or strolling the gardens independently, visitors often comment that they experience serenity as they encounter the lush gardens and the magic of beautiful butterflies or hummingbirds dancing among the flowers.

Each season, there is something new to enjoy in each garden. Topiary dinosaurs and many varieties of plants add to the exotic outdoor experience as each garden area, with each plant specially selected, engulfs you in a different environment.

A variety of waterfalls and fountains soothe the senses and provide abundant photo opportunities as you circle and explore the more-than-three-acre lake. The lake is an integral, ecological part of the Botanical Gardens offering additional opportunities for education, research, and enjoyment.

The collection of gardens at the museum was created not only to display God’s majesty and character through his creation but also to be used as outdoor gathering spaces. The garden pavilions are constructed precisely for that purpose, giving families and groups an area to gather together in a beautiful, fresh-air space.

With wonder and intrigue for all his creation, we continue to care for and add to the beauty of the Botanical Gardens at the Creation Museum.

Garden of Lights

Visit during Christmas Town each year to see the gardens decorated with a spectacular display of lights. This annual tradition is a great way to focus on the true meaning of Christmas.

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