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Adkins Arboretum Visitor's Center

Begin your visit in the Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center, located across the entrance bridge over the wetland, adjacent to the parking area. Here staff will orient you to the Arboretum’s site, providing maps of the grounds, brochures about what to see along the walks, information about what’s in bloom, and the schedule for docent-led walks. You may watch the orientation video or borrow an audio tour here. Display racks feature literature about the Arboretum site and special programming. For further information about the availability of guided walks, contact the Arboretum at 410-634-2847, extension 0.

Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for students 6-18, free for children 5 and under and Adkins Arboretum members.

Art Gallery/Meeting Room
The Visitor's Center meeting room houses art exhibitions throughout the year, and serves as a meeting room for various workshops, seminars and meetings.

Gift Shop
The Arboretum’s Gift Shop is the perfect place to shop for unique nature-related gifts. The Shop offers a special collection of gifts, books, children’s items, jewelry, hand made soaps, scarves, pottery, stationery, and birdhouses. Garden statuary, implements, and tools, including Felco pruners are also available. Arboretum members receive a 10% discount on items purchased in the Gift Shop.

Plant Sale Area
The Arboretum’s Plant Sale Area located under the Visitor's Center pergola, offers a selection of native plants for purchase from May through November. Arboretum members receive a 10% discount on plants.

Native holiday greens are also displayed during the Arboretum’s annual Holiday Greens Sale in December.

Carol Jelich, Volunteer Librarian and 2006 Volunteer of the Year

Library
Visitors are invited to browse a collection of over 700 volumes of environmental, gardening, educational, and children’s books in the Arboretum’s library, located in the Visitor’s Center lobby. Members have borrowing privileges and non-members are invited to browse.

CALLING ALL BOOKS!

In preparation for construction of the new Arboretum Center, library holdings are being inventoried and packed for storage. To assist in this effort, please return any books or other library materials to the Visitor's Center. Members are welcome to continue using materials at the Arboretum, but borrowing is suspended until the inventory is complete.

Comfort Facilities
The Visitor’s Center offers restrooms and drinking water.

Staff Offices
Arboretum staff offices are located in the Visitor’s Center and staff are available to help you plan an enjoyable and memorable visit.

Visitor Center Hours
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily (except major holidays)