Details of trip:
7 am meet luxury bus at Renaissance Towne Center (plenty of all-day free parking is available on Renaissance Ave) 
10 am arrival at Gardens. Our bus will be met by our docents, who will escort us to the entrance and take us on a 1-hour Estate Tour. Each docent group will have 8-10 members. Part of the tour will involve walking on grass. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Wheelchairs are available.
12 noon lunch. There are 2 main venues:
-The Rose Garden Tea Room:
$45, including tax and tip. It is no longer a buffet, and reviews since this change have been mixed. A reservation is required, so please let us know if you want to do the Tea Room lunch.
–Cafe 1919:
There are 5 cafes inside, each featuring a different cuisine. A whole meal is $20 or less, per the tour coordinator. Her favorite is the yakatori chicken salad for $12. Indoor and outdoor seating is available. No reservations.
Afternoon:
-The Botanic Gardens encompass 120 acres, including more than a dozen principal garden areas for us to roam.
-We are also welcome to visit the two Art Galleries on either side of the Rose Garden Tea Room, featuring European and American art, and special exhibits.
-The Library is open only to scholars – it contains an astounding seven million manuscripts, 420,000 rare books and 1.3 million photographs, prints and ephemera.
4 pm: Board bus and head home
7 pm: Arrive at Renaissance Towne Center
We hope you will join us for this special day!
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