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Admission and hours
The Visitor Center is your gateway to the Arboretum. Visitor Services staff are happy to answer any questions you have about your visit. Tickets for tram tours and many special events can be purchased here. More detailed calendars, brochures, and informational handouts are also available. For specific questions, please call Visitor Services at 630-968-0074.

Admission
Adults ages 18–64, $15 ($10 Wednesdays*)
Seniors 65, +$13 ($9 Wednesdays*)
Children ages 2–17, $10 ($7 Wednesdays*)
Children 1 and younger are free
*Wednesdays are discount admission!

Admission includes FREE parking. Members always enter for free with valid membership credentials.

The Morton Arboretum offers free general daily admission year-round to active-duty service men or women with a valid ID.

Please leave dogs and other pets at home, except for on specially designated days.

See if your membership to other gardens allows a partial admission benefit to The Morton Arboretum. LEARN MORE

Pre-Paid Admission
Want to save a little time at the gatehouse during your daytime visit?
PRE-PURCHASE GENERAL DAYTIME ADMISSION › ›
(General Admission only; discounted Wednesday admission is not available online.)
 
Ticket purchasers will receive an email from registeronline@mortonarb.org with a pdf receipt and a pdf containing the tickets. Each ticket purchased will be on a separate page. Each of those ticket barcodes needs to be presented for entry. Tickets can be printed, or they can be displayed on a phone for barcode scanning. Tickets are valid for a year after their purchase date.
 
Hours
The Arboretum is open 365 days a year!

The grounds open at 7:00 a.m. year-round and close at sunset.

Visitor Center
January through February: Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
March and April: Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May through October: Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 
November and December: Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; closed at 3:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

Restrooms in the West Pavilion of the Visitor Center are open daily from 7:00 a.m. to sunset.
 

Children's Garden
Member-only access, March through October: Fridays and Saturdays, 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.
March through October: Daily, 9:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. on Thursdays, 5:00 p.m. July 4))  
November through February: Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Severe weather may close the Children's Garden temporarily.
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; closed at 3:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Maze Garden
Daily, 9:30 a.m. to sunset  

The Arboretum Store
January and February: Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
March and April: Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May through October: Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.   
November and December: Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; closed at 3:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Plant Clinic
April through October: Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November through March: Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Plant Clinic is closed Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.
Ginkgo Restaurant
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Daily
9:00 to 10:45 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays for breakfast
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
Ginkgo Café
November through February: Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
March and April: Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May through October: Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.   
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; closed at 3:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Sterling Morton Library
Tuesday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed July 4, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.
Thornhill Education Center
Education Registration office (630-719-2468)

Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed July 4, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Founder's Room
(Located at Thornhill Education Center)

Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Intermittently closed for rental events)
 

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