Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens, Galleries, and Bistro

Went and it happened to be free admission which was an added bonus. Great small little botanical garden with variety. A decent amount of shade and places to sit for those that may need to rest more.

Such a beautiful diverse botanical garden, plant nursery, bistro, and art gallery- truly representing Tucson’s Southwest Best

This place was wonderful! Tons of different birds, a rare crested saguaro, beautiful art work and gift shop, children's area, riparian area, butterfly area. I spent 3 hours there and could've spent another one or two easily with hiking the north part and stopping at hummingbird area and bistro. My visit happened to coincide with ceramic sale, so admission was free. Everyone was so friendly!

Use their website to get in the wait list, as they only take reservations for larger parties! We did not do that today, but only had to wait 15 min for a table outside. Really good food, everyone polished off their meals. Sauces tasted homemade, fries were hot and crispy, and the ambiance with trees and birds and shade was very relaxing. The gift shop was very nice, lots of actual higher quality items. Our server was very friendly and food came out in a very timely manner especially considering it was decently busy. Great place to take family from out of town!

There are two botanical gardens in Tucson, Tucson Botanical Gardens and Tohono Chul. They are like siblings, similar yet different. Tohono Chul is the more desert oriented, but with loads of shaded places to sit in the midst of places that while they may be desert are honestly better described as lush. Great place to get ideas for your own backyard or garden.