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This one-hour adult tour centers on the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory, where the Gardens’ plant examples include banana, chocolate, orchids and palms, alongside tips for caring for common houseplants.
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One-hour tours. Listed sessions run November 3–December 18, 2026; check registration for availability. Tours meet in the Boettcher Memorial Center. Low-registration tours may be cancelled.
Banana, chocolate, orchids and palms are among the plants named for Tropical Trails, a tour that pairs a conservatory visit with advice for caring for common houseplants. The one-hour program stays in the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory rather than surveying Denver Botanic Gardens’ full York Street site.
The Gardens describes Tropical Trails as an exploration of tropical plants and a chance to pick up tips on caring for common houseplants. Its examples—banana, chocolate, orchids and palms—give the tour a broad plant focus, but the listing does not promise that any particular example will be on view on a specific date.
This is a guided tour, not a hands-on houseplant workshop. The practical link is the care advice: visitors can encounter tropical plants in the conservatory and leave with tips intended for common plants at home.
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The Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory is one of York Street’s internationally inspired gardens. Denver Botanic Gardens describes the 24-acre site as a collection spanning plants from around the world, with garden designs influenced by regions including Japan, China and the tropics. Tropical Trails narrows that expansive setting to one named place and one subject, making its one-hour format a focused option rather than a guided overview of the grounds.
The Gardens describes the conservatory as historic and nearly 60 years old. That context helps explain why this tour is set apart from York Street’s many outdoor gardens: its subject is the tropical collection housed in the conservatory, not the seasonal landscapes across the full site.
Further reading: Tropical Trails | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · York Street Gardens | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The seven listed dates run from November 3 through December 18, 2026. Five tours start at 10 a.m. and two start at 2 p.m.; each is a one-hour Tropical Trails tour for adults.
November 3, 2026, 10–11 a.m.; November 12 and 16, 2–3 p.m.; November 22, 10–11 a.m.; December 2, 8 and 18, 10–11 a.m. Check registration for current availability.
The event listing identifies the audience as adults.
Admission is $20, $12 for members and $10 for students. These prices include Denver Botanic Gardens admission.
Register for a session and bring your confirmation, either printed or viewable on a smartphone. Tours with low registration may be canceled.
Under the Gardens’ policy for tours, cancellations made more than one week beforehand are subject to a 15% cancellation fee. Cancellations with less than one week’s notice are nonrefundable. The policy also says refunds are not given for dissatisfaction with a program or for inclement weather.
If the Gardens cancels a program, a full refund is available. The Gardens says enrolled participants will be notified by email and that refunds or exchanges are provided for cancellations, including those due to low registration; its policy says refunds must be processed within two weeks of cancellation notice. For weather-related program updates, call the Weather Advisory Line at 720-865-3620.
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The tour takes place in the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory and meets in the Boettcher Memorial Center. Denver Botanic Gardens York Street is at 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206.
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York Street has paved pathways, and most indoor and outdoor gardens and facilities are wheelchair accessible; some areas may require assistance. Visitor Services can clarify accessible routes. Manual wheelchairs and strollers are available at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations; the Gardens does not offer motorized wheelchairs or scooters.
The Gardens can adapt tours for most accommodations. ASL interpretation and CART captioning are available at no charge for registration-based programs when requested with at least two weeks’ notice. Contact the Gardens in advance at 720-865-3500 to discuss accommodations. Service animals are permitted in buildings, gardens and event spaces.
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The tour meets in the Boettcher Memorial Center at Denver Botanic Gardens York Street, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206. The Gardens lists the Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center at 1007 York Street and the Freyer-Newman Center at 1085 York Street as entrances to the main gardens.
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Limited free visitor parking is available during regular operating hours in the parking complex between York and Josephine streets. Posted street parking is available in Cheesman Park or Congress Park. Free EV charging is available in the public garage in two-hour increments. Vans should use the top deck because of height restrictions; RVs are not permitted in the complex because of weight restrictions.
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RTD routes 24 (York and Josephine streets) and 10 (12th Avenue) serve the Gardens. Bike racks are located at the York Street main entrance.
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Accessible parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The Gardens says pathways are paved and most indoor and outdoor gardens and facilities are wheelchair accessible, though some areas may require assistance; check with Visitor Services about accessible routes. For accommodation questions, call 720-865-3500 in advance.
Accessibility | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The tour explores tropical plants in the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory and includes tips on caring for common houseplants. The listing gives banana, chocolate, orchids and palms as examples, not a date-specific display guarantee.
The Gardens lists the audience as adults.
Yes. The listed prices are $20, $12 for members and $10 for students, and include Gardens admission.
Bring booking confirmation in print or on a smartphone. The tour meets in the Boettcher Memorial Center.
ASL interpretation and CART captioning are available at no charge for registration-based programs with at least two weeks’ notice. Contact the Gardens in advance to arrange a request.
1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206
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