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M. Victor and Frances Leventritt Shrub and Vine Garden in autumn.

  • A Walk Through Time, Part 1

    A Walk Through Time, Part 1

    Walk with Landscape Architect Rosetta S. Elkin and Arboretum Archivist Lisa E. Pearson.
    20 Mins
    An easy walk with several hills, accessible for mobility impaired visitors
    .25 Miles
  • A Walk Through Time, Part 2

    A Walk Through Time, Part 2

    Walk with Landscape Architect Rosetta S. Elkin and Arboretum Archivist Lisa E. Pearson.
    30 Mins
    An easy walk with a hill, accessible for mobility impaired visitors.
    .25 Miles
  • Introductory Tour

    Introductory Tour

    This half-mile Introductory Tour features stories about the Arboretum’s history, mission, and research endeavors. If you’re at the Arboretum, click here to take a version of this tour with Expeditions, our mobile web app.
    40 Mins
    Easy
    0.5 Miles
  • Explorers Garden Tour

    Explorers Garden Tour

    This quarter-mile tour through the Explorers Garden features stories from the Arboretum’s century and a half of collecting plants around the world. If you’re at the Arboretum, click here to take a version of this tour with Expeditions, our mobile web app.
    45 Mins
    Easy
    .25 Miles
  • Keeper’s Tour

    Keeper’s Tour

    Take a virtual walk with Michael Dosmann, the Keeper of the Arboretum’s living collections. Take this tour online or use the page for self-guided exploration while visiting the Arboretum in person.
    90 Mins
    Medium
    1.5 Miles
  • Director’s Tour

    Director’s Tour

    Experience the Arnold Arboretum’s world-class living collections from Director Ned Friedman’s perspective. Take this tour online or use the page for self-guided exploration while visiting the Arboretum in person.
    120 Mins
    Medium
    2.5 Miles
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We are committed to the Olmstedian principle that everyone is entitled to open space, so our gates are open to everyone, every day, free of charge.

Funded by our community.

The Arnold Arboretum has been funded by the generosity of the supporting public since our founding in 1872. Give today and continue that legacy.

For over 7,000 years, the land on which the Arnold Arboretum now sits has been inhabited and used by diverse societies and cultures of Indigenous Peoples, including most recently, the Massachusett Tribe. Read about the deep history of the Arboretum landscape.

The Arnold Arboretum acknowledges that benefactor Benjamin Bussey, who bequeathed the land on which the institution now is sited, bought the property with funds amassed from trade in goods produced by enslaved persons. Read about the Arboretum and its entanglement with slavery.

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