Tours at Denver Botanic Gardens

Tours

Explore our gardens and galleries with a knowledgeable guide. Our tours are highly interactive, engaging experiences to learn more about the plants, science, art and people that make Denver Botanic Gardens so special.

Prescheduled tours are offered regularly throughout the year. Select a tour theme below to view available dates and times. 

Denver Botanic Gardens strives to be inclusive and accessible for all. Contact the Resource Center at [email protected] or 720-865-3500 if an accommodation will improve your experience and we will do our best to assist. Here is information about accessibility at the Gardens. 

Here is our cancellation and refund policy.

To schedule a field trip or learn more about school programs, visit the Schools & Teachers page.
 

Bright orange and yellow torch lilies
Expert Explorations Tours

Take a deeper dive with staff from Denver Botanic Gardens.

Summer morning
Seasonal Discoveries Tours

Stroll through the Gardens at any time of the year with this tour that highlights seasonal beauty and ever-changing landscapes.

Image from Dreams in Bloom: Photos by Fares Micue (Jan.23-May 16, 2021) Image © Scott Dressel-Martin.
Art at the Gardens Tours

Get inspired by the current exhibitions in the Freyer – Newman Center galleries.

The outside of the modern Freyer - Newman Center
Natural History Collections Tours

Peek behind-the-scenes with a knowledgeable guide to learn more about our herbarium, fungarium and arthropod collections.

Light shining through leaves
Private Guided Tours

During these one-hour tours, an experienced guide will share their favorite stories about our rich history, sustainability initiatives and fun facts while you meander through a variety of unique garden spaces.

Two people looking at a large blue and pink piece of art hanging on a wall.
Visitas guiadas: arte

Disfrute las exposiciones de las galerías en el Centro Freyer-Newman con un guía.

Orange and yellow flower with greenery behind it.
Visitas guiadas: maravillas de la temporada

A lo largo del año, pasee por los jardines en esta visita guiada de una hora que resalta la belleza de la temporada.

Purple and yellow flowers
May Self-guided Walking Tour

The Roads Water-Smart Garden can go for weeks or months without any supplemental water, and this is in a hot, south-facing location against a building!

Offsite Tours

Person walking on a snow-like hill with two trees in the foreground
Arts Ecosystem Tour: Black Cube

Wednesday, June 24
5 - 8 p.m.

Join us for a tour and conversation led by Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum’s Executive Director & Chief Curator Cortney Stell, in conjunction with Black Cube Artist Fellow Matt Barton. 

Birch trees in the foreground with yellow grasses in the background
Root & Reset: A Day in Nature

Saturday, July 25 or Sunday, July 26
9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Slow down, step outside and come back to yourself. Root & Reset is a full-day immersive experience in the foothills designed for anyone craving time in nature with a little structure and a lot of space. 

Gardens Navigator Website

The Gardens Navigator allows you to locate and learn about thousands of plants from Denver Botanic Gardens’ collections, learn more about the Gardens and its exhibitions, and create a personalized tour.

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