Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:Theodore Wirth Pkwy & Glenwood Ave.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tel:
(612) 370-4903
Our Botanical Gardens Expert Says:
Welcome to Minneapolis' Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden at Theodore Wirth Park, where you can enjoy 13 acres of flowers, plants, and trees, without even leaving the city! At the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden you'll be able wander gorgeous grounds, marvel at a wide variety of bird species, and relax in the oldest public wildflower garden in the United States!
Bring a picnic and enjoy lunch on one of the many park benches available for sitting and taking in the view. Leave a few crumbs for the squirrels and you'll feel like you're not just in a garden, but in a little zoo of small creatures! Keep your eyes peeled and you may even see raccoons, chipmunks, rabbits, foxes, woodchucks, moles, bats, frogs, turtles and snakes! And did we mention the abundance of bird life at the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden? Bird lovers, come prepared with binoculars and bird charts!
Meander through trails that bring your through garden patches of irises, lady slippers, and other stunning collections of wildflowers and plants. Summer months are the best time for enjoying the gardens—May for the woodland flowers, spring ephemerals, and lady slippers, June and July for bog flowers, and July to September for the prairie flowers. Programs and exhibits, as well as more information, can be found at the rustic Martha E. Crone Visitors Shelter—another great place to rest tired feet after a long hike through the garden grounds!
So take refuge from the city without even leaving city limits by retreating to the beautiful and serene Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden!