Visit the Garden!
Here's how to get to the Garden by:
The Chicago Botanic Garden is located at 1000 Lake Cook Road in Glencoe, Illinois, approximately 25 miles north of downtown Chicago. Discover what there is to see by clicking on our Garden map.
See a map of School of the Chicago Botanic Garden classroom locations.
Getting to the Garden by car 
From the city
Follow the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) west to Edens Expressway (I-94) and U.S. Route 41. Exit at Lake Cook Road and travel 1/2 mile east to the Garden.
From the north
Head south on U.S. Route 41 or I-294. Exit at Lake Cook Road and travel east to the Garden.
From the west
From I-90, take I-294 toward Wisconsin. Exit at Lake Cook Road and travel east four miles to the Garden.
From the south
Take I-294 north, exit at Lake Cook Road and travel east four
miles to the Garden.
From Indiana
Take I-90 or I-80/94 to I-94 northbound through Chicago, and then follow the directions from the city (see above).
Getting to the Garden via public transportation
- The Garden is located within minutes of the Glencoe Metra train
station, conveniently accessible by bus. Bus connections are also
available from the Davis Street train station in Evanston.
- Most trains running between Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Chicago stop at Glencoe
or at Davis Street. For a schedule of trains, contact Metra Metropolitan
Rail at (312) 322-6777 or www.metrarail.com.
- From the Glencoe or Davis Street train station, buses run northbound on Green Bay Road and then west on Lake Cook Road
to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Take a #213 bus marked "Northbrook
Court." For more information, contact Pace Suburban Bus Service
at (847) 836-7000 or www. pacebus.com.
- From the Braeside Metra train station, walk 1.3 miles west along Lake Cook Road to the Garden.
Getting to the Garden by bicycle
Several area bike trails lead to the Garden, where cyclists can
slow down to smell the roses—and the lilacs, geraniums and other
fragrant plants—at the 5 m.p.h. speed limit. So that bicyclists
can take a stroll through the gardens, bicycle racks are conveniently
located near the parking lots.
Bicycle Map
Download a bicycle map to the Garden in Acrobat Reader format
here.
Click here for Acrobat Reader.
Click on the map below for a larger view.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is open every day of the year,
except Christmas Day, from 8 a.m. until sunset.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is owned
by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
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