Mitchell Park Domes

Step into three beehive-shaped glass domes holding a tropical rainforest, a desert garden and changing floral shows.

524 S Layton Blvd · Milwaukee, WI

About Mitchell Park Domes

The Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, known as the Domes, is a trio of conical glass domes in Milwaukee built between 1959 and 1967. The Tropical Dome holds nearly 1,000 plant species, including a cacao tree transplanted from the city's earlier conservatory. The Desert Dome gathers plants from the Americas, Africa and Madagascar, and the Show Dome changes its themed displays through the year. One ticket covers all three.

#conservatory
#botanical garden
#greenhouse
#plants
#milwaukee

Printable maps

What's around here?

The closest stops to Mitchell Park Domes, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Nightlife
Rainy-Day Pick
Potawatomi Casino Hotel
No admission fee
Play slots, table games and poker at a Milwaukee casino hotel with a sportsbook, a steakhouse and an event center.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Nightlife
Museums
Rainy-Day Pick
Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art
No admission fee
Browse a free university art museum on Marquette's campus, with works by Dali, Caillebotte and Warhol and a Keith Haring mural.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
Family Favorite
American Family Field
Under $25
Catch a Milwaukee Brewers game under a fan-shaped retractable roof, or take a behind-the-scenes tour of the ballpark.
1.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Eat & Drink
Local Gem
Great Lakes Distillery
Under $25
Wisconsin's first distillery since Prohibition, offering tastings, cocktails, and guided distillery tours in Walker's Point.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink
Attractions
Family Favorite
Milwaukee County Zoo
Check prices
Spend a day with bonobos, gorillas, elephants and penguins at Milwaukee's county-run zoo, then ride the miniature Safari Train.
Transit: reachable by public transit
4.8 mi awayMore like this
Attractions
Family Favorite
Racine Zoo
Under $25
A lakefront zoo in Racine, Wisconsin, run by the nonprofit Racine Zoological Society.
Transit: reachable by public transit
21 mi awayMore like this