One of my favorite free things to do! Well maintained grounds, tranquil areas and it's so peaceful…read moreon weekends when there are no events! Such a beautiful place to simply unwind.

Went to Dragon Lights and this event is perfect for all ages! From first dates, young families, and…read moreso on! Spend all day here or kill a couple hours. Every scenery was designed with intention and there were a couple food trucks in case you wanted to grab a snack. Two sections for parking and we went on a Thursday so parking wasn't that bad! Definitely worth going!

Nice little garden in the middle of Reno, this is more a locals hangout, inside a regional park,…read moreand I don't think most out of towners (aka "tourists") would know to come here, but it's pretty big, and worth a visit esp when the weather is nice and not too cold or too hot. It's a sensory garden so there are several sections with plants and flowers that cover the 5 senses: touch, sight, smell, taste, and hear. Cool to just walk around, it's a natural and relaxed environment. We enjoyed just taking it all in. It's not a place that takes much time to get through at all, but it's a chill stroll through and you can hang out here with family and friends. We saw another family that was just enjoying a sunny, warm, chilled afternoon with each other. We saw a father was kicking a soccer with his son and the mother hanging out with her other children. What a great place for families, but it's really a perfect outdoors place also for everyone! All in all, a nicely designed and thoughtfully created sensory garden in this expansive community park.

Okay, this is sort of a side garden created with the purpose of using your senses. It has a massive…read morespruce tree, lots of squirrel burrows and mini gardens. Heard more things than felt things. Hoo hoo! Hear that? Its a mini choo-choo train! It is, it is!! $2 for a sweet 5 min. ride around a pond. I like this kind of stuff, a lot! It was my highlight. 5 Stars for that!

Cute little garden, will take approx 5 mins to walk around. There is a few packed dirt spots to…read morepark close by. This isn't necessarily a destination, but if you happen to be on campus or close by it's a peaceful garden with unique 360 degree view of Reno/Sparks and almost no one is ever there.

Thanks Mike B. for this suggestion!…read more I drive past this area and wondered what was up there. There is a small tribute garden here. Small paths, little statues and commanding views of greater Reno. It takes longer to drive here than to walk the dirt pathways of this garden, but it's temperature cool and quaint. Some tables and benches to rest at. No restrooms or water fountains. Small garden.

This museum is a hidden gem. They're constantly bringing new and exciting exhibitions to our…read morecommunity, specifically those that are geared towards our elementary aged kiddos, which I sincerely appreciate. Most recently we visited Toytopia. This exhibit offers the chance to explore a hands-on history of toys from the past and into the future. My kids loved the oversized robotic claw, reminiscent of an amped up arcade machine. It was a blast trying to get the individually articulating fingers to close around the ball in order to lift it into the basket for the big reward. We also enjoyed the oversized battleship game. So fun to play and we spent 20-30 min there. Mr Potato Head was old school fun too. We made a competition out of it to see who could make the wackiest example. I think I won... or maybe my kids let me win. But the favorite had to be the mini arcade they had setup with some of the best old school cabinets. Donkey Kong, DK Jr., Dig Dug and so many more are all here as part of the exhibit and you could spend a long time here without realizing it! Oh and there's even a Zoltar fortune teller too! When you're done at toytopia you can go learn the history of Wilbur D May on the other side of the museum. I personally love exploring the artifacts and treasures he collected from his travels, especially the hunting and fishing trophies! All in all, a great little place to spend a

Wonderful experience for my family. Roaming around the gardens and taking a tour of the museum…read more Plenty of places for a picnic on the grounds. Just understand that May was a "big game" hunter when that was not frowned upon as it is now. Many of his "trophies" are found throughout the museum.

When I think of all things Reno, roses don't even enter the top 25 things. However, visiting this…read moregarden reminds me that roses grow well here and have a great blooming season. The sweet smells of each row of roses and flowers are part of the allure. The actual beauty and serenity make it an awesome way to spend 30 minutes or so reading about and enjoying the garden. Might even be a cool date spot to have a picnic. Right in the middle of Idlewild there is lots of parking. Bring your camera.

A chill and relaxing place to hang out on a lazy Sunday afternoon. We came to picnic at the pond…read moreand this rose garden was just across the way. Not the prettiest rose garden, maybe being in the high desert it's hard to keep things from dying from the heat and from drying out. Walking around, we took pics and admired the different kinds of roses and other flowers here. The roses looked a bit tired and some of them were definitely struggling, but the garden as a whole is pretty nice, well kept, and thoughtfully landscaped. All in all, a pleasant visit and worthwhile little walk through this municipal rose garden in Reno.

Villager Nursery has a nice selection of plants and their staff has good knowledge, both suited for…read moregrowing plants in this mountainous short growing season climate. I don't know their overall or official stance on customers returning the thousands of plastic pots that plants are sold in, but I'd hope they encourage customers to return the emptied pots, for the nursery to then return to the providers that they get their plants from. Also, I don't know if Villager Nursery sells any thing physically toxic, like RoundUp or other glyphosate products, or synthetic fertilizers .... Or socioeconomically toxic like Monsanto/Bayer products or MiracleGro products - or if they lean towards working WITH nature, like selling only organic fertilizers and not selling chemical pesticides - but I'd hope so! I haven't gotten to spend much time there, but based on the help I've gotten from a couple people (Liam is the only name I remember offhand), I would recommend them!

Rude customer service. My daughter needed to use the restroom extremely bad. I asked them if she…read morecould use the restroom and staff was extremely rude. What can of business won't let a kid use the restroom. Don't support businesses like this. Everything was extremely over priced.

- Not disability friendly, if you require any sort of aid walking, skip it. Cane users are going…read moreto find it grueling, literally cannot use it with a walker or wheelchair. It's terraced, and the "ramps" are very steep, and laid with rocky sand, hard to walk in, and even harder to navigate with an aid. But in over half of the terraces, stairs are your only option. If you have asthma or a heart condition it's probably not a great option either. - The friendliest "workers" there were at the check in desk. everyone else looked sour, judgmental and 100% like they were being forced to interact with unwashed masses. - 95% guests were over the age of 65 - and acted like you would expect. - As a person with a degree in ornamental horticulture, ag business, and art - you would think this place was right up my alley. But as a botanical garden it was a flop for me. Nothing was labeled, cheap filler plants everywhere (pansies and yarrow). You'd think with it being a "tulip" garden that they'd be proud to point out rare and beautiful types, and emphasize the history. But the garden is simply a place to oooh over the pretty and feel superior that they've got the money to spend to make everything aesthetic. My ag business degree pointed out that 15$-20$ tickets, crowded with elderly people with money, expensive building materials, and the hoity toity airs, that's it's a money draw for rich people to feel like they are in "nature" and to feel superior. So as a business it's doing as intended. I wouldn't visit if you are expecting a botanical garden or for it to be "medatative". - As a place for picture opportunities, it's a flop unless you want sour boomers making faces at you for trying to stay in one place long enough to catch a moment with no one in the background. It's so crowded you can't avoid them. I say this as a 50+ year old. - DEFINITELY you WILL be judged if you are wearing anything that could be construed as "immodest" ie: tank tops, cleavage, shorts, or skirts above knees. Oh, and nice, but expensive, jeans are too dressed down as well. The silent disapproval of medatative rich boomers glaring at your disgusting shoulders and knees is an unpleasant background experience we didn't expect. Having dressed normally for a warm day in perfectly decent clothes for any other "botanical garden". -NOT child or baby friendly, teens will hate it and the vibe. Overall, do not recommend, I regret wasting money on tickets, and I only don't regret the drive because we love hwy 49s beauty. As someone with a huge interest in plants and plant businesses, I delight in visiting these kinds of places, but this particular "hermitage" was a 3/10 and it's only rating that high because they did have some really beautiful tulips and water features.

Great flowers. Interesting Hindu grounds with thousands and thousands of beautifully, arranged,…read moretulips, and beautiful views of a Yuba River Valley. Well worth the $15 ticket. Everybody was super nice, parking was easy, bathrooms were great. We even found a cool nearby yurt on Airbnb we liked (not associated with the Hermitage).

My son really likes here, so I became a member of this museum. I can bring him back anytime. He…read moreespecially loves Truckee Connects area, he spend time for an hour easily. Also, we can bring a lunch and eat there, because there has microwave. It's so helpful. The staff are so kind. If you have some questions, you can ask them, and they'll teach you kindly!

This is a really well done children's museum. The water exhibit featuring sensory play and…read moreeducation about the water cycle of the Sierra Nevadas, lakes, river and system of dams was awesome. My boys loved the space exhibit and the builder workshop, the project that day was building flower boxes out of wood. Kids could use real tools and fill them with soil to take home.