Lurie Garden

Lurie Garden is a five-acre garden where every season is represented since it sits in the shadow the city's towering skyscrapers, Millennium Park and Lake Michigan. Visitors can pass a fifteen-foot high hedge on either side to enter and feel engulfed in the beauty of the perennial garden. A hardwood footbridge over shallow water lets passerby take their time and soak in the beauty that surrounds them, both the industrial steel buildings and the delicate gardens among them. Seasonal tours are offered on Thursday, Fridays and Sundays through mid-September but the gardens are open year-round for anyone to enjoy at any time. A number of free events are offered throughout the year.