University of Minnesota Biological Sciences Conservatory and Botanical Collection

Address

Directions

To get to the CBS Conservatory: 

The new CBS Conservatory address is 1534 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 and is located on the University of Minnesota's Saint Paul Campus in the Plant Growth Facilities West 369 Building. 

From Minneapolis via  I 94: use 280 North to the Larpenteur Ave Exit, turn left (East) onto Larpenteur Avenue to Gortner Avenue (stoplights), and turn right (south) to 1534 Gortner Ave, Plant Growth Facilities West 369.    

From Saint Paul via I 94: use 280 North to the Larpenteur Ave Exit, turn right (East) onto Larpenteur Avenue to Gortner Avenue (stoplights), and turn right (south) to 1534 Gortner Ave, Plant Growth Facilities West 369.      

From the I 94 Snelling Exit North, turn west on Larpenteur Ave., go to Gortner Ave. (stoplights) and turn left (south).

For an online map, please use the Interactive Campus Map and search for Plant Growth Facilities West 369, ("CBS Conservatory"). https://campusmaps.umn.edu/plant-growth-facilities-west

Parking is generally available in the Gortner Avenue Parking Ramp https://campusmaps.umn.edu/gortner-avenue-parking-ramp and at the State Fair Lot https://www.google.com/maps/dir//44.9839259,-93.1771229/@44.9838968,-93.1772948,17z.

There are often metered spaces available on Gortner Avenue directly across from the Cargill Building.  Campus Parking Maps

Phone

Run by

University of Minnesota

Size

10,000 sq. ft.

Cost

No admission fee, tours available with advance notice.

Peak Season

Winter

Peak season (notes)

Year-round

Region

Metro

Garden Type

Glass House and Conservatory