Columbia, Missouri
Shelter Gardens is a beautiful botanical garden maintained by Shelter Insurance in Columbia. It offers a peaceful retreat with manicured lawns, flowers, and a sensory garden.
Award-winning gardens; sensory garden for the visually impaired; waterfall and koi pond; replica of a one-room schoolhouse.
Take a relaxing walk; enjoy a picnic; admire the seasonal flowers; visit the schoolhouse museum.
Year-round; best in spring and summer.
Free admission.
Restrooms; gazebo; walking paths; parking.
Concerts are often held in the gazebo during summer Sunday evenings.
Columbia Mall; Cosmopolitan Park.