Name of Garden:
Catigny Park
History and Description:
The Cantigny Gardens were designed in 1967 by landscape architect Franz Lipp to provide beauty throughout the year and to test plants new to the Chicago area. The gardens, now mature, are considered among the finest in America.
The gardens can be enjoyed throughout the seasons. Color is provided by bulbs in the spring, annuals and perennials through the summer months, and continues through the fall with colorful mums. Even in the winter a unique look is brought to the gardens by the presentation of berries and exposed bark and branch configurations.
Address:
Cantigny Park
1 South 151 Winfield Road
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Phone: (630) 668-5161
Directions:
From Chicago, travel West on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290). Exit I-290 at the East-West Toll way (I-88) West interchange. Take I-88 West and exit at Winfield Road. Travel North on Winfield Road approximately 3 miles. The park entrance is on the right side of the road before Roosevelt Road (Route 38).
From O'Hare Airport take the Tri-State Toll way (I-294) South to the East-West Toll way (I-88). Go West on I-88 and exit at Winfield Road and travel North approximately 3 miles. The park entrance is on the right side of the road before Roosevelt Road (Route 38).
Admission and Hours:
Hours - Tuesday thru Sunday 9 am - Sunset***
The park charges only parking fees no admissions fees
Daily parking fee 9 am - 5 pm $7 per car, $8 on Saturday and Sunday
Twilight parking fee 5 pm - sunset* $4 per car, $5 on Saturday and Sunday
Website:
http://www.rrmtf.org/cantigny/ |
