More exciting than Iowa State Football !! We came here for a wedding reception. Bonus, no entrance fee. We had a nice time, the bride looked hot, you know what I mean. The place looks neat, but I didn’t see anything that makes we want to comeback and check the rest of it out. Especially if I have to pay to get in. Hook Em Horns !!!

Great place to take friends or family!! very well kept and all staff/volunteers are nice and knowledgeable. theres a fun enclosed butterfly wing, outdoor gardens and sculptures, gift shops, events and activities, and so much more! def recommend going sometime

Loved it. Had a great day with my mom and daughter day. Look forward to next time. Loved the fall colors.

Quite literally the best garden experience Ive had. These people know how to make you say wow.

Such a beautiful garden! Its very well marked and has a huge arrangement of all kinds of plants and trees

Nice little field trip location. Favorite part was floor chimes! A little disappointed the inside rooms (butterfly room) were closed, but understandable given the circumstances. Lego creations were really cool!!

A beautiful getaway. We went in the fall - but it was still full of life! Spectacular arrangements. I strongly recommend it.

Worth the trip to see the Gnome and if you like flowers and other plants.

Winter Wonderscapes is a fun event. Doesnt take more than 30 minutes.

Spirits on the Garden is a great seasonal event for all ages. The pumpkins are amazing and the lighting is exceptional after dark!

Good for an afternoon walk amongst beautiful flowers, vegetable gardens and grasses. There are several settings and micro biomes.

Fun place to meet friends and easy to socially distance.

Reiman Gardens is small to medium size garden located near to Iowa State University Football stadium. Very warm welcome staff. Admission is $9 for general (adult), but it is definitely worth if you visit there right time. Reason I mention right time is; Once the summer ended, most plants are kind of dead and specially roses are all dead. So, best time to visit there is during summer. And they have a dedicated area for butterflies, which is awesome. Another tip, butterflies are fully active when there is full sun light. It might take one hour or more to cover the whole garden. Other side of the garden, you can see the world largest gnome. Apart from the plants, they have nicely landscaped the area with metallic artwork, they are absolutely beautiful when there is enough wind to move those metal pieces.Ideal for short trip, relaxation and family time.

This is a very peaceful place. The landscaping is beautiful and unique.

DJ DAS Entertainment had a great wedding at Reiman Gardens. Reception was held outside in courtyard. Absolutely beautiful.

A beautiful place with very helpful staff. For the most part, the experience is unguided. Lots of things to look at.

Amazing place, so many nooks and crannies to take pictures and observe the amazing floral and greenery.

Cool place to hang out and lots of cool things to see.

We really enjoyed our visit to the Reiman Gardens. Great variety of flowers, plants, trees, to stroll thru and plenty of places to sit and enjoy.

Great place to spend a few hours with kid. Lots of things to do and see for the whole family.

A must visit place for anyone that is remotely close to Ames. The butterfly wing alone is well worth the admissions fee. If you are so lucky as to possess a current ISU student ID card, your admissions fee is free. I love taking photos at Reiman Gardens year-round. Doesnt matter the season, there is always something beautiful worth taking pictures of. Aside from the butterfly wing, there is also Elwood, the worlds largest concrete gnome, and a miniature campanile that plays songs.

Relaxing place to walk around alone or with family and friends. There is interesting information about Iowa State University professors and their contributions. Butterfly display was unfortunately closed due to COVID. The LEGO displays of animals and the LEGO monarch butterfly are incredible. Don’t forget your sunscreen!

Very nice garden with many different varieties of plans. It has some nice placement of benches so you can sit in shade to Annie the flowers

Went to see the Lego displays. They have a nice variety of flowers & trees. A nice area for the kids. A couple of small waterfalls & streams.

Always a fun adventure, my children and I can get lost in Reiman Gardens for hours.

Loved the conservatory and the butterfly house. All staff were very friendly and helpful. Given that it rained all day, it was great to have beautiful places to be indoors that felt like being outdoors...in the tropics!The meeting space also worked well for a short course put on by the university.

A Really beautiful property! This was our first visit. i loved that everything was labeled! The Lego sculptures were pretty awesome.

This is a very nice place. Loved the butterflies. They also have many plants and would be a great place to have a picnic.

I wouldnt come during this time as the butterfly house is closed and the flowers and plants are begging for water. Most of the items are dead looking. Id come in the spring when everything is fresh.

Loved the butterfly wing. I’m not a huge flower person but the gardens are spectacular. Would be worth going out of the way to come here for someone who loves flowers.

So fun! The butterfly room was beautiful and a great experience! It was a bit chilly outside, but being able to still have fun indoors made it a great overall time.

Loved our visit at Reiman Gardens. Easy to social distance as we explored & most visitors wore masks. Loved the Lego displays & all the neat little pathways.

Relaxing & beautiful. Enjoy at your own pace. Social distancing was easy. I will continue to come back.

Came up specifically to see the butterfly garden. Website states that it is open but is not due to covid. Day was hot but beautiful with a breeze and we got to visit Ribbetville and it’s creativity with its sculptures. Perfect place for professional photographers.

Beautiful gardens, cant wait to see what it will be like when they get all the construction stuff done

Very cool Lego structures.

So relaxing to walk through these beautiful grounds. So many different plants its hard to take it all in.

Just a great place to visit for young and young at heart!. The butterfly conservatory alone is worth the price of admission.

Its lovely in the fall with all the pumpkins. And displays. Kids loved it. Recycle display of things in the ocean. 10 different displays and works of art. And 1000s of butterflies.

We have been many times and always take visiting family. Beautiful exhibits every time.

We go often. We love this place. So beautiful and relaxing..

Very beautiful and peaceful place to visit. Great place to take the kids to teach about nature or a date for a quiet place to walk.

This place is amazing year round! A great break from winter, with indoor gardens and the butterfly house thats was and full of flying flowers . The warmer months allow for a series of trails filled with an array of floral pleasures. Theres a child area to be discovered by the lil ones. Definitely fun for all ages.

A beautiful garden with wonderful seasonal displays.

Great place to walk, talk and see interesting things. The butterfly room was cool.

We had fun on the Halloween walk.

Incredible photo ops right so close to ISU campus.

Gorgeous little gardens. Plus the worlds largest concrete garden gnome!

I came to See Elwood the Gnome but was pleasantly surprised by all the beautiful sights as well as the butterfly enclosure and the various sculptures made out of trash that had been taken out of various environments. Great place to bring the family for a relaxing day out.

Exclusively inclusive and stylish place. Feels almost magical during Christmas holidays.

Great experience for a family with kids. Lots to take in and do. Mazes, Lego art, butterflies, interactive stations, etc.

Always so beautiful! Various plants accented by the Lego sculptures! Wowza!

Peaceful. Beautiful. Totally worth it. Lots of things to see and learn.

Pleasant local Botanical Garden to enjoy. While not overwhelming large, it has a lot to offer for its size. Nice places to sit, places for kids to be entertained, interesting plants and a cool vegetable garden. Also conveniently located near some good dining!

Reiman Gardens is an incredible venue with staff that is second to none. The staff members are easy to work with and no matter the occasion, they have the indoor and/or outdoor space to accommodate. Whether you need an afternoon to yourself or the perfect place to host an event, Reiman Gardens is the place to go!

Beautiful! The gardens were great, the weather was awesome and the butterfly exhibit was really neat! They have a lot of places to sit (in the shade) and an interactive childrens garden area. There are amazing sculptures made from ocean garbage. The artist has a talent for colors. The price was reasonable for our family of 5, and there were plenty of bathrooms and water fountains.

I have loved coming to this place for a while from the times they did the big sculptures hunt and before but my favorite part is the butterfly area. The butterfly area is quite warm for the butterflies enjoyment in their environment so don’t wear dark sweatpants, sweaters, or any other heavy clothing. The butterflies are completely majestically beautiful inside their area. Sometimes the butterflies get hurt, I once helped a Hurt butterfly with an employee because the butterfly had a hurt or cut off wing I can’t fully remember but the butterfly wouldn’t go on the food like it was suppose to. That butterfly kept jumping onto my stomach and we’d try to put it on the food but it kept jumping onto me, after a while we got it onto the food container. Every now and again a butterfly would land on your back, finger or head. It’s more likely to happen if you wear bright colors and you are quite quiet and comfortable. Thank you Reiman Gardens for my great memories!!!

Beautiful gardens, amazing butterfly displays, and gorgeous scenery.

Lovely gardens and nice gift shop

Loved it the Gnome was fun and the wind sculpters were beautiful.

Wonderful place to take kids and an especially fantastic retreat from winter weather! The variety of butterflies is amazing

Loved this place. Kids had a blast running around and interacting with the displays. Loved the butterflies. A very beautiful place for a nice family walk.

Love walking through the gardens. So beautiful and peaceful. Butterfly garden is great too.

A wonderful botanical gardens with plenty of plants, art, and an outstanding butterfly garden. This is a great place to bring the family and we always enjoy walking the well-kept gardens. Overall, one of the top attractions and my familys favorite place to visit in Ames.

Stunning, loved the Lego statues and Worlds Largest Gnome!

Nice garden for several hours. Seems not so small when you are inside. However, 9 dollars entrace fee is too much.

Beautiful garden, definitely stop by!

The butterflies were amazing!

Absolutely beautiful. The whole experience was self guided, and they had so much to look at, and do. Would make a great family outing or a fun date.

My son enjoyed!

Beautiful garden with lots of new sculptures. Great place for kids especially on a sunny day.

The butterfly wing and the conservatory are back!

It is amazing!!! Here for a wedding. Perfect place for a wedding!!!

Loved it.

Great place for an indoor afternoon.

Fantastic day, lots to see, not just a garden, its an adventure!

I love Reiman and all of the activities and events they offer! My only gripe is that when renting venues you are not allowed to tape up signs per their contract. Totally understandable! Tape can damage, leave residue, etc. I did not tape anything up for fear of a charge as we are already low on funds. But when we pay to rent the Conservatory (the same night as an event held in the next room) I would hope that there would be a sign, standing board sign, a reminder sent to others also holding events or something they could put out for us to stop people from traipsing in...We had the worlds shortest wedding ceremony and we werent even done taking pictures before party goers were walking in and wandering around! My Mom had to stand at the door like a bodyguard to keep people out during the ceremony. I paid $150 for maybe 10-15 minutes of peace......so disappointed! It is my opinion that the rules in the contract should change or Reiman should invest in a large standing sign to place by events. At least pass along to parties (like Fuel Fest) to tell their guests to please give us privacy!! I would have really appreciated that as I feel like my night was trampled on. :/ There are strangers in the background of our pictures. Otherwise the staff and everyone we dealt with were very nice.I didnt appreciate being accused of trying to skip out on paying the venue fee, however, as we had reached out to be married at Fuel Fest by a Fuel member- whom we befriended at a Chamber event- and were told it was not possible. That it would give others ideas on how to skip paying the fee. I feel that email could have been worded much better as it almost made me change my mind completely about being married here. I stated above that we paid the venue fee but it made no difference in the privacy of our event so Im questioning why we even bothered. Ill come to Spirits in the Garden next year but will probably not be back for much else.

What a gem we have in Ames! Incredibly beautiful with so much to see and do. Every time I visit I see something different and learn of another activity to participate in. If you haven’t been, you should plan a visit.

Paying full price for 1/3 of the places to explore

Beautiful place. If you are close enough to make a few visits a year, an annual membership is well worth it.

It cost 30 dollars just for 4 people and it opens at 10

Relaxing, quiet, warm place. Visit the conservation and the butterfly wing, it has one of the largest densities of butterflies in insectaries of the area.

A Home Depot customer service person in Hadley, MA recommended we see these gardens, so we did and it was worth the drive. The gardens are beautiful and we enjoyed the trash sculptures. It was easy to spend a day here, relaxing, and strolling around the grounds. And sitting in the butterfly area and just enjoying the butterflies was a pleasure. It is worth the time to go out of your way to visit these gardens.

This is one of my favorite ways to escape the trials and tribulations of the Real World. Just to enjoy the plants, flowers, humming birds, and the Butterflies.

Spent a calm & peaceful afternoon roaming around exhibits. They have such a charming gift shop! It was well worth a stop

Beautiful plants! They have a super cool butterfly area.

Nice place to visit. They have a butterfly exhibit which is pretty good.

Such a beautiful place and so educational

Nice fall colors

So many wonderful things to take in throughout the seasons.

They have variety of plants but they have a very small place to roam around.

This is a great place to visit to kick those winter blues!

Beautiful place, beautiful flowers and gardens. Loved the butterflies

The Spirit of Halloween at the Gardens was great for the whole family. Costumes, candy, fun and the carvings were outstanding!

Great flowers and trails. Worth seeing the special exhibits.

Wonderful displays in atrium and who wouldnt smile in the butterfly house?

So much to look at. The Butterfly exhibit is beautiful

Small but cute!!

Great photo ops

Beautiful, peaceful. I love going here.