Airlie Gardens
Botanical Garden
Why pick this one
Airlie Gardens offers daily admission, guided history tours, a 7-passenger tram, and seasonal displays featuring over 60,000 tulips and 75,000 azaleas.
Best for
- Visitors seeking botanical gardens near Wilmington
- Families seeking environmental education programs
- Visitors interested in guided history, horticulture, and ecology tours
- Guests seeking seasonal tulip, azalea, or holiday light displays
- Visitors needing mostly wheelchair- and stroller-accessible garden pathways
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors need to bring pets or emotional support animals
- Visitors require a wheelchair-accessible tram
- Visitors want portrait photography or commercial shoots without a reservation and fee
- Visitors need admission on Mondays during January or February
Specialties
- Docent-led guided history, horticulture, and ecology tours
- Environmental education programs for children and homeschool students
- Seasonal displays featuring over 60,000 tulips and 75,000 azaleas
- Enchanted Airlie holiday event
- Accessibility tram service
Certifications
- New Hanover County Parks & Gardens Department
- AHS Passport Program
- ASTC Passport Program
What makes them different
- Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admission at 4:30 p.m.
- Offers a 7-passenger tram service included with garden admission
- Spring Bloom features over 60,000 tulips and 75,000 azaleas
- Provides monthly New Hanover County Resident Free Days with advance reservations
- Membership includes free garden admission and access to member events such as bird walks and butterfly releases
- Serves
- Wilmington
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 300 Airlie Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-3706
- Phone
- 19107987700
- Website
- https://www.airliegardens.org
- airlieinfo@nhcgov.com
Services
- Botanical garden admission
- Guided tours
- Environmental education programs
- Public events and seasonal exhibits
- Wedding, special event, and photography reservations