615 S Garfield Oak Park, IL , 60304 Phone: 708-725-2400 Website Located in historic Oak Park, Illinois, The Oak Park Conservatory carries the distinction as one of the top three historical sites in Oak Park, drawing over 40,000 visitors annually. Free to the public, The Oak Park Conservatory offers a rich atmosphere of flora and fauna throughout three indoor Conservatory showrooms including a Mediterranean room, Tropical room and Desert room. Urban outdoor gardens surround this city escape, representing Illinois native ecosystems in the outdoor Elsie Jacobsen Discovery Garden & Rubinstein Garden. Sweeps of Illinois native grasses welcome you as you enter our front doors. Come and visit our hidden oasis.
It is located by the reception desk. Admission is free but a donation is suggested. There are 3 designs,
1) The conservatory,
2) a Venus flytrap caricature,
3) A Parrot (the conservatory's parrot is named George).
10/18: This machine was installed
2/11/23 - still there and operational. Arrow alignment now fixed. |