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The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre (156 ha) living museum located on nine islands in the Cook County Forest Preserves. It has 27 exhibit gardens in four natural habitats: McDonald Woods, Dixon Prairie, Skokie River Corridor and Lakes and Shores. This botanical garden was opened to the public in 1972 and contains within it: a water garden, bonsai trees, and greenhouses.