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View of the outdoor gardens at Science Museum Oklahoma featuring vibrant plants, yellow flowers, a large metal sculpture, and a shaded pavilion surrounded by greenery.

Gardens

Today's Hours
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Monday - Friday
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Sunday
11:00AM - 6:00PM

The Gardens at Science Museum Oklahoma

Native Plants, Hands-On Gardening, and Outdoor Learning

The Gardens at Science Museum Oklahoma are living laboratories. Featuring a stunning collection of native Oklahoma plants, trees, and flowers, our gardens showcase biodiversity, sustainability, hands-on gardening, and outdoor learning.
Explore diverse spaces including:

  • Flower Beds
  • Kids Garden (including a Mud Kitchen)
  • Monarch Waystation
  • Vegetable Garden and Orchard
  • And More!

The Gardens also feature lawn games, picnic tabkes, and even miniature excavators for hands-on fun.

Discover the Outdoors at Science Museum Oklahoma

Native Oklahoma plants bloom in the tranquil outdoor gardens at Science Museum Oklahoma, featuring a large log bench and vibrant red roses.This outdoor space offers a serene retreat, perfect for lunch, free play, or a quiet escape for sensory-sensitive guests. Easily accessible through Pavlov’s Café or the south-central Science Floor doors, the gardens provide a natural extension of the museum’s hands-on learning experiences.

Science Museum Oklahoma is the proud recipient of the OKC Beautiful’s 2024 Distinguished Service Mayor’s Award for our facility’s sustainability features, including grounds’ pollinator areas, composting program, water reuse system, recycling efforts, and more.

The Gardens are also available to rent for birthday parties from March 1 – October 31.

Children explore the outdoor pond habitat at Science Museum Oklahoma’s Gardens, engaging with hands-on science and nature activities.
A close-up view of blooming native purple chives in the pollinator-friendly gardens at Science Museum Oklahoma.
Child operates a hands-on excavator exhibit in the outdoor science park at Science Museum Oklahoma.
Monarch butterfly lands on yellow and pink flowers in the pollinator garden at Science Museum Oklahoma.
The serene Kyoto Garden at Science Museum Oklahoma features a Japanese rock garden with pathways and mossy stones.

Kyoto Garden

A Kyoto garden reflects centuries of tradition and aesthetic principles rooted in harmony, simplicity, and reverence for nature.The Kyoto Garden at Science Museum Oklahoma 1984, a gift from Kyoto, Japan, Oklahoma City’s sister city. Built with 60,000 pounds of materials from Japan and crafted by six master gardeners, it features a stone lantern, rock bridge, and tsukubai.

After years of weather damage, the garden was restored in 2022, with one of the original gardeners leading the effort, and officially reopened to the public on October 29, 2022.

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