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Events for Today:
  • One dime at a time logo
    One Dime at a Time
    Donate your 10¢ bag refund for every bag you reuse at any Whole Foods store in Illinois. The proceeds will go to The Morton Arboretum. July 1 through September 30, 2017. All Whole Foods Market locations in Illinois
  • The Acorn Express open-air Tram
    Acorn Express Tram Tours
    Beginning April 24, 2017 hop on the Acorn Express tram for a tour of our 1,700 acres of blooming beauty (weather permitting) narrated by one of our expert guides. Call 630-968-0074 for times and pricing.
  • A visitor learning about endangered tree species by using the interactive panels
    Vanishing Acts: Trees Under Threat Exhibit
    Come learn about the gifts that the world's endangered trees give us—and how you can join the Arboretum in saving them. Daily, 7:00 a.m. - sunset
  • A child making mud pies in the Mud Kitchen
    Nature Play Spaces
    Enjoy creative, unstructured outdoor play spaces, Mud Kitchen near Parking Lot 20 and Word Garden near Parking Lot 13. Daily, weather permitting, 7:00 a.m. to sunset
  • A display in The Arboretum Store
    Semi-Annual Clearance Sale
    Save on home and garden decor, jewelry, apparel, books, and more. Friday, July 21 through Friday, August 11, 2017
  • A squirrel origami sculpture made out of metal
    Origami in the Garden
    Dozens of large-scale metal sculptures based on the ancient Japanese art of paper folding will engage you on paths through the Arboretum’s spectacular landscape Friday, May 19, through Sunday, October 22, 2017.
  • Yellow woodland sunflowers are blooming among the trees.
    Nature Rx: Forest Therapy Walks (3 hour) Spring or Summer
    Experience the healing and wellness promoting effects of Shinrin-Yoku, the practice of bathing the senses in the atmosphere of the forest. Select Mondays or Saturdays,now - September, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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