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Albuquerque Profile Top Employers Rio Rancho Real Estate Current Albuquerque Housing Market Sandia Peak Tramway Albuquerque Aquarium Albuquerque Zoo Rio Grande Botanic Garden Tingley Beach Wildlife West Nature Park Petroglyph National Park Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Belen Real Estate Village of Los Lunas Schools		Rio Grande Botanic Garden Located across the plaza from the Albuquerque Aquarium and bordered on the west by the famed Rio Grande and the largest cottonwood gallery forest in the world, the lush and peaceful Rio Grande Botanic Garden is an oasis in the desert. The Garden currently encompasses 36 developed acres, including a 10,000 square foot glass conservatory housing native and exotic plants from desert and Mediterranean climate zones and the seasonal PNM Butterfly Pavilion featuring hundreds of free-flying North American butterflies and moths. (The butterfly pavilion is closed for the winter.) Walking distance through the aquarium and garden is about 1.6 miles. Location and Hours of Operation 2601 Central Ave. NW at the intersection of Central and New York Avenues, just east of the Central Bridge. Admission Prices Tickets are sold every day from 9am to one-half hour before closing. Aquarium and Garden only $7 for Adults13 - 64 years $3 for Seniors 65 and older $3 for Children 3 - 12 years Combo Admission to the Aquarium, Garden and Zoo Same day combo tickets to visit all three facilities are sold until 12 noon every day. After 12 noon, there is generally not enough time to see all three facilities. Combo tickets include unlimited train rides on the Rio Line , which travels between the Aquarium/Garden and the Zoo, and the Thunderbird Express, which makes a loop around the Zoo. Combo tickets may be purchased exclusively from cashiers located at the front entrances of the aquarium, botanic garden and zoo. $12 for adults 13 - 64 $5 for seniors 65 and older $5 for children 3-12. The PNM Butterfly Pavilion in the Rio Grande Botanic Garden will be open from May 26 to September 30, 2006, during the warm months when butterflies are active. Daily hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm (closing at 6:00pm Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 3; closing at 8:00pm Thursdays during Summer Nights concerts). The conservatory exhibits several hundred North American butterflies and thousands of nectar plants. River of Lights From Saturday, Nov. 25, through Dec. 30 (closed Dec. 24 & 25), Rio Grande Botanic Garden visitors can enjoy the magic of hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights and dazzling holiday displays at New Mexico's largest walk-through light show. Each year's show unveils a number of ingenious new sculptures and stunning displays designed and constructed by Albuquerque BioPark artists and craftsmen. Tickets are $6 for adults; $2 for children 3-12. There are no senior discounts. No charge for children two and younger. Advance tickets may be purchased from any BioPark cashier or buy tickets online courtesy of the New Mexico BioPark Society. On-site ticket sales start at 5:30pm and end promptly at 8:30 pm. No telephone orders, please. On December 15, 16, 17, 22 and 23 only, visitors may park at the Heritage Farm parking lot, and purchase tickets and enter River of Lights at the Cider Barn.