Garden sights in Great Lakes
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Lakeview Cemetery
Beyond the circle further east, don't forget this eclectic 'outdoor museum' where President Garfield and John Rockefeller rest, or more intriguingly, local comic book hero Harvey Pekar and crimefighter Eliot Ness.
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Arboretum
The campus' 1260-acre arboretum is dense with lilac.
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Krohn Conservatory
The vast greenhouse sprouts a rainforest, desert flora and glorious seasonal flower shows (separate admission $3 to $6).
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Cleveland Botanical Garden
Has a Costa Rican cloud forest and Madagascan desert exhibits. An ice-skating rink opens nearby in winter; skate rentals cost $3. Parking costs $5 to $10 per day and gives access to all the museums here.
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Lincoln Park Conservatory
Near the zoo's north entrance, the magnificent 1891 hothouse coaxes palms, ferns and orchids to flourish. In winter, it becomes a soothing, 75-degree escape from the icy winds raging outside.
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Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
The 11-acre garden, studded with contemporary works such as the oft-photographed Spoonbridge & Cherry by Claes Oldenburg, sits beside the Walker Art Center. The Cowles Conservatory, abloom with exotic hothouse flowers, is also on the grounds. The garden connects to attractive Loring Park by a sculptural pedestrian bridge over I-94.
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