Vander Veer Botanical Park

The 33-acre park was established as Central Park in 1885 on the site of the old Scott County Fairgrounds. The Botanical Conservatory offers various floral displays during the year. The Municipal Rose Garden, which features almost 145 different varieties, is an All-America Rose Selections garden. The Hosta Glade is one of the first gardens registered as an American Hosta Society National Display Garden. And the All-America Selections Display Garden is one of 180 public gardens in the United States, Canada, and Japan that grow AAS winners for display. The Children's Sculpture Garden was established in 1999 and the renovated Grand Allée was dedicated in 2001.

• free
• outdoors
• family

Address

215 W. Central Park Ave.

Getting there

Located between Brady and Harrison Streets and Lombard Street and Central Park Avenue

Price

Free