The garden is open Wednesday through Sunday. Sunken Gardens' second annual Butterfly Festival will be March 31 and April 1. Regular admission covers the cost of the festival. Children and Sunken Gardens are a natural fit because kids can get hands-on experiences they can't get at school or other parks. We hear so much about the rain forest, for example, how it's being destroyed and not protected.
Children learn about it in school, and it's discussed in textbooks.
But to come here and actually see it is a great way to get a real understanding of it. The setting already has many enticements for kids such as the butterfly aviary, bridges over rushing streams, flamingos sunning in a beach, an American bald eagle and a wishing well made of rocks. Just a mile of trails winding in and out of trees and wildlife thrills any child. But more may be added. There is outdoor space between the gardens and gift shop that isn't used for anything right now.