点评:My husband and I spent about 3 hours checking out the botanical garden and the aquarium. We are from the Chicago area and have visited the Shedd Aquarium and the Chicago Botanical Garden numerous times and were not expecting this place to even come close to those. Boy, were we wrong!
This botanical garden was outstanding! We couldn’t get over the number of exhibits and the wide range of plant life - from Southwest succulents to tropical plants to Japanese gardens with koi ponds to edible gardens. The farm area was neat with the various animals. The children’s garden area was creative and our kids would have loved it when they were little. The bugarium was cool with the assortment of bugs and critters from all over the world. The paths within the gardens were very well maintained. The place is huge!
We were also surprised by the aquarium as we weren’t expecting much. We loved the area that you walk through and the fish are swimming on all sides, including overhead. Afterwards, we stopped at the cafe for lunch and the food was really good. We thought the candy straws were an ingenious idea and had never seen those before. I highly recommend you spend an afternoon at this beautiful place!
翻译:我和丈夫花了大约3个小时参观植物园和水族馆。我们来自芝加哥地区,已经多次参观过谢德水族馆和芝加哥植物园,没想到这里能与它们相提并论。天哪,我们错了!
这个植物园太棒了!展品数量之多,植物种类之丰富,令人叹为观止——从西南地区的多肉植物到热带植物,从带锦鲤池的日式花园到可食用花园,应有尽有。农场区整洁有序,饲养着各种各样的动物。儿童花园区创意十足,我们的孩子小时候一定会喜欢。昆虫馆也很酷,里面有来自世界各地的各种昆虫和小动物。花园里的小路维护得非常好。这个地方真的很大!
水族馆也让我们惊喜不已,因为我们并没有抱太大的期望。我们喜欢漫步其中的区域,鱼儿在四面八方游动,甚至在头顶上也游动。之后,我们在咖啡馆停下来吃午饭,食物真的很美味。我们觉得糖果吸管的创意很巧妙,以前从未见过。强烈推荐大家在这个美丽的地方度过一个下午!