Reviews of Reiman Gardens (Tourist Attraction)

Jeanne Tanksley

Lovely garden, my niece loved the butterflies and the staff is both knowledgeable and friendly.

daam de silva

Reiman Gardens is small to medium size garden located near to Iowa State University Football stadium. Very warm welcome staff. Admission is $9 for general (adult), but it is definitely worth if you visit there right time. Reason I mention right time is; Once the summer ended, most plants are kind of dead and specially roses are all dead. So, best time to visit there is during summer. And they have a dedicated area for "butterflies", which is awesome. Another tip, butterflies are fully active when there is full sun light. It might take one hour or more to cover the whole garden. Other side of the garden, you can see the world largest gnome. Apart from the plants, they have nicely landscaped the area with metallic artwork, they are absolutely beautiful when there is enough wind to move those metal pieces. Ideal for short trip, relaxation and family time.

Jeff Rokkum

Amazing gardens with a gorgeous butterfly wing

Mindy Buyck

Always pretty

Jay Fischer

Great flowers and trails. Worth seeing the special exhibits.

Rob Erickson

Great variety of plants in a rather small area. Well maintained and a fun place to explore on your own. Was attacked by a feisty Redwing Blackbird.

Lora MorganDunham

Even in winter Reiman is a great place to visit - Butterfly wing and Conservatory give a foretaste of summer!

Jen LIAFM

Spent a calm & peaceful afternoon roaming around exhibits. They have such a charming gift shop! It was well worth a stop

Bruce Boyd

Wonderful place to spend an afternoon. Lot of photo ops.

Owen Kleberg

Beautiful fall colors and the butterfly exhibit was awesome

Kyle Hastings

It was okay - not worth going. better to find a good trail.

Aaron Binder

I came with my mom back in July I really enjoyed it a lot there's a lot to see

Eric Brown

Such a great place to visit. The butterflies are so fun and they are constantly changing what is available to see.

Tyler Carter

I mean I like dead plants and all but I can't really tell the difference between dead tulips and dead roses. I mean maybe it's the lack of color but I'm not a flower expert.

Mindy Olsen

Beautiful! The gardens were great, the weather was awesome and the butterfly exhibit was really neat! They have a lot of places to sit (in the shade) and an interactive children's garden area. There are amazing sculptures made from ocean garbage. The artist has a talent for colors. The price was reasonable for our family of 5, and there were plenty of bathrooms and water fountains.

Dottie Babycakes

The butterflies and flowers are as amazing as the artisic wind sculptures! Enjoyed it with one of my grand daughters so that made it even more special❣️

Mike W

$75 for photography fee? Can’t say I’ll bring people there anymore.

Kendal Kline

From the outdoor gardens that vary by season, to the indoor displays the are continuously updated, to the always wonderful butterfly garden, this place has something for all nature lovers!

Andrew Claymore

Always great exhibits. Loved the Legos and fish.

Roger Kennedy

Lovely this year

Aneesh R

Great for

Ivan Kucherenko

Nice garden for several hours. Seems not so small when you are inside. However, 9 dollars entrace fee is too much.

Elliott Butler

Good place to unwind between coursework

R. Taylor

A Home Depot customer service person in Hadley, MA recommended we see these gardens, so we did and it was worth the drive. The gardens are beautiful and we enjoyed the trash sculptures. It was easy to spend a day here, relaxing, and strolling around the grounds. And sitting in the butterfly area and just enjoying the butterflies was a pleasure. It is worth the time to go out of your way to visit these gardens.

Josh A

I love this place! Great place to take a date or the family!

Kaisy Zhou

Very nice place to hang out for weekend.

Kiz Hanson

This is my calming place I love it!

Lisa Z

Always wonderful with new blooms each visit. I have happy memories of taking my mother when she came to visit. Gift shop has unique & educational items, especially gardening books

Travis

We stopped by here on a recent trip to Adventureland, and we were pleasantly surprised! While not as big as some other botanical gardens, Reiman is just a beautiful, well-maintained place to visit. The kids especially loved the butterfly exhibit, and I think every one of them had butterflies land on them. The outdoor exhibits are also very nice, and even though the gardens is very close to the road, you'd never know it walking through it. TIP: When walking along Lake Helen, be careful near the cattails because there are birds nests in there and the birds will likely fly over your head. Or in my case, a bird swooped right by my head, likely warning me to get further away from its nest.

Tj Foss

This place is amazing!

Josh Keller

Beautiful.

Zhi Li

A beautiful and elegant garden

Erika MB

no discount or accommodation available for persons with disabilities, physical or otherwise.

Anon Trew

Excellent collection of flowers. Nice one day get away place. Good thing, entrance fee waived for Iowa State students.

Glen Kroese

Reiman gardens is an excellent place to visit. The gardens are constantly updated with new exhibits. There is also a beautiful butterfly building as well as an indoor garden.

Rachael Christman

I love Reiman and all of the activities and events they offer! My only gripe is that when renting venues you are not allowed to tape up signs per their contract. Totally understandable! Tape can damage, leave residue, etc. I did not tape anything up for fear of a charge as we are already low on funds. But when we pay to rent the Conservatory (the same night as an event held in the next room) I would hope that there would be a sign, standing board sign, a reminder sent to others also holding events or something they could put out for us to stop people from traipsing in... We had the world's shortest wedding ceremony and we weren't even done taking pictures before party goers were walking in and wandering around! My Mom had to stand at the door like a bodyguard to keep people out during the ceremony. I paid $150 for maybe 10-15 minutes of peace......so disappointed! It is my opinion that the rules in the contract should change or Reiman should invest in a large standing sign to place by events. At least pass along to parties (like Fuel Fest) to tell their guests to please give us privacy!! I would have really appreciated that as I feel like my night was trampled on. :/ There are strangers in the background of our pictures. Otherwise the staff and everyone we dealt with were very nice. I didn't appreciate being accused of trying to skip out on paying the venue fee, however, as we had reached out to be married at Fuel Fest by a Fuel member- whom we befriended at a Chamber event- and were told it was not possible. That it would give others ideas on how to skip paying the fee. I feel that email could have been worded much better as it almost made me change my mind completely about being married here. I stated above that we paid the venue fee but it made no difference in the privacy of our event so I'm questioning why we even bothered. I'll come to Spirits in the Garden next year but will probably not be back for much else.

Jess Foster

Peaceful. Beautiful. Totally worth it. Lots of things to see and learn.

Ryan Tellberg

I came to See Elwood the Gnome but was pleasantly surprised by all the beautiful sights as well as the butterfly enclosure and the various sculptures made out of trash that had been taken out of various environments. Great place to bring the family for a relaxing day out.

Jongsoo Kim

Beautiful place!

ZHENQI LI

llike the butterflies and flowers! Beautiful

Katie Graham

Loved the butterfly wing. I’m not a huge flower person but the gardens are spectacular. Would be worth going out of the way to come here for someone who loves flowers.

Tamra Reall

Loved the conservatory and the butterfly house. All staff were very friendly and helpful. Given that it rained all day, it was great to have beautiful places to be indoors that felt like being outdoors...in the tropics!The meeting space also worked well for a short course put on by the university.

Barbara G

Pleasant outdoor and indoor plants, trees, bushes, and flowering plants to see. This ongoing and improving garden is good for any age. You are never too far from a little shade outside benches or inside buildings. :+ )

Dirk J Borgman

Great place to visit. Butterflies are always fun to see.

Kristopher Knechel

17 acres of amazing gardens. There's even a bunch of Lego sculptures scattered around that are awesome. Make sure to check out the butterfly enclosure!

Trae Blessing

So beautiful and new art exhibits every year. Must see place when in Ames.

S Chandani

great butterfly display

Mary Koder

It's lovely in the fall with all the pumpkins. And displays. Kids loved it. Recycle display of things in the ocean. 10 different displays and works of art. And 1000's of butterflies.

Gabe

A wonderfully well landscaped place to relax or bring the kids.

Sve Jo

Beautiful garden with lots of new sculptures. Great place for kids especially on a sunny day.

willy wu

This place is beautiful and awesome~!

Greg51 Harvey

Beautiful as ever

John Hsieh

A must visit place for anyone that is remotely close to Ames. The butterfly wing alone is well worth the admissions fee. If you are so lucky as to possess a current ISU student ID card, your admissions fee is free. I love taking photos at Reiman Gardens year-round. Doesn't matter the season, there is always something beautiful worth taking pictures of. Aside from the butterfly wing, there is also Elwood, the world's largest concrete gnome, and a miniature campanile that plays songs.

Carol Martinez

Garden is a planned space,usually outdoors, set for the display,enjoyment of plants and nature..Garden is Very beautiful place..

Alfred Kell

This is a very nice place. Loved the butterflies. They also have many plants and would be a great place to have a picnic.

Marci Gallagher

Wonderful. Beautiful place to bring the family!

Erika Munn

Beautiful gardens, have visited here since I was very young. A bit over priced if you are not an ISU student who gets free entry

Brandy Daniel

The Spirit of Halloween at the Gardens was great for the whole family. Costumes, candy, fun and the carvings were outstanding!