The WOW Children’s Garden offers opportunities for learning and exploration for family members of all ages. Trek across the globe in our world-themed splash fountains and Passport Gardens, climb Discovery Peak to see, smell, and touch edible plants, and take a nature walk through our Plant Safari habitat gardens. Daily activities include guided and self-guided discovery stations, scavenger hunts, crafts, and walking tours.
For our full schedule of programs and events, visit our Children and Family Programs calendar page!
Since September 2006, the WOW Children’s Garden has been the backdrop for many fun family photos! As part of the 15th birthday celebration of WOW, we are asking guests and Members who have visited over the years to help us put together a WOW Then & Now photo collection. Send us your “then” photos with the approximate date the photo was taken, and an updated “now” photo. All photo submissions can be emailed to youthed@nbgs.org. Your photos might be shared on our social media pages and/or other NBG publications!
WORLD PLAZA
Splash your way around the world! Practice your geography as you explore the oceans, continents, and other notable landmarks on Earth.
DISCOVERY PEAK
At the entrance to Discovery Peak visitors will see a wide variety of edible plants that can be grown here in Tidewater. Many of these will be familiar, while others may seem more exotic. To the right are two vertical “living walls” that demonstrate just how little space is needed to grow a garden. Between these walls espalier fruit trees are planted.
As you continue on the Discovery Peak path, you will get a “world tour” of edible and commercial crops grouped by their continent of origin. This is a great place for children to see how cotton and bananas grow, where grapes come from, what sugarcane looks like, and to perhaps get a new appreciation for just how important plants are to humans and wildlife. Grown-ups… with your children, gently touch a ...More...
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