Tours
Self-Guided Tours
Many visitors love to come and tour on their own. A map of the grounds is posted on the large window of the Visitor Center. A limited number of brochures (with a map of the grounds) are available at the kiosk near the parking lot.
Check out Arboretum Explorer for each of the following self-guided tours:
- Walking Tour of Native Trees
- Native Oaks of Kentucky
- Native Shrubs of Kentucky
- How to use Garden Explorer
Guided Garden Tours [suspended for 2020]
Interested in bringing a group to visit The Arboretum? Groups of 6 or more can request a guided 1-hour tour of either the Home Demonstration Garden, Fragrance Garden or the Flight 5191 Memorial Rose Garden. Click here for more details or to obtain a tour request form.
Youth/Field Trip Tours [suspended for 2020]
We offer the following programs:
- Classes and programs facilitated and/or taught by Arboretum staff and/or other collaborators.
- Kentucky Children's Garden tours
- Discovery backpacks for use during Visitor Center hours. Contains activities for 2 to 3 children ages 3 to 7 ($5 per backpack + form of ID).
Themes:- Terrific Trees
- Beautiful Bugs
- Garden Explorer
- Self-guided tours available through Arboretum Explorer site.
Themes:- Native Trees of Kentucky
- Native Shrubs of Kentucky
- Native Oaks of Kentucky
If intertested in any of the programs above, please contact arboretum@uky.edu to schedule your visit. We hope to expand our educational offerings in the future as resources and finances allow.