Garfield Park Conservatory and Gardens

  The conservatory was built in 1955 and was the first aluminum framed building in the United States. It houses a rain forest with palms, orchids, ferns, cacao, vanilla, bananas, coffee trees and other plants that thrive in a hot, moist environment.

  The garden was designed in the style of classic European display gardens with fountains, brick paths, and rows of hedges and flowers – tulips in the spring and annuals in the summer.

  Paved paths meander through the rest of Garfield Park. The park and gardens as a whole are small and it doesn’t take very much time to see everything. 

  The conservatory is accessible. The garden and park have hills so wheelchair users may need assistance.

The parking lot at the north end of the conservatory is large enough for RVs. Gardens  39.73256, -86.14113