Beautiful place … a true labor of love as the owner has to transplant the plants into the greenhouse every winter and replant them every spring. The upside down trees are especially imaginative. Your guide takes you in a cart through the forest providing nature education along the way. The view at the top is spectacular. Sone of the plants are not native to the area and the same as what we grow at home in Alabama, but overall it was a lovely experience.

This was the first part of a cruise excursion, which also including Mendelhall Glacier. It's a bit of a hodgepodge - partly driving through the forest up a steep hill with some commentary, partly walking through a small landscaped garden, and partly stopping at a viewpoint over Juneau - but it was fun. The view over the Juneau and the valley extending to the north from Juneau was quite spectacular, and was the highlight for me.

Our visit to Glacier Gardens was part of our ship's Juneau excursion package. Once we arrived, my wife and boarded a golf cart while a guide explained the features of the Garden as we drove up several hundred feet. One of the more interesting features are the reversed trees, where the trunk was in the ground and the roots were on top. This was performed by the owner of the Garden and provided some unusual views. At the top of the mountain, we were able to see the Juneau airport. Of more interest were the flying bald eagles. I missed my chance to get a photo of an eagle up close.

This is a nice place, however is is really nothing more than a ride up a mountain thru a forest in a passenger mover. The driver Bill was entertaining but a lot of lore along the way. If you have nothing else to do, this is ok

What an amazing place. The view from the top of the mountain was spectacular and the commentary by our guide was informative. The upside-down trees were truly interesting and quite beautiful.

This was an amazing visit! It was a testimony to the vision and work of one fine Alaskan man. Visitors ride up the mountain viewing the constructed areas and planters all the way up to a viewpoint and down again amist the natural rainforest. The vehicle carries several people and feels like a large golf cart. It is magical for garden/landscape lovers like myself. The tour ends at a visitor's center and cafe. Recommended for nature lovers.

We were really looking forward to this visit off the cruise ship to this glacial garden. The entrance promised much with lots of upturned trees with flowers and the history behind why they are as they are. We then got into a buggy and were driven up some steep and windy paths with a very competent and knowledgeable driver who made us feel safe and really knew her information about the rainforest and all its surroundings. Not so much colour on the trip up and down but there were some lovely ponds with planting around. Lovely greenhouse back at the entrance with a gift shop and a coffee shop too. We enjoyed it!

I was very disappointed with the few minutes of the tour in what I would count as a garden, which consisted of some lovely planted upturned trees and almost nothing else. The adventure part of the tour consisted of a guide driving us up to the top of the hill through the forest on a difficult, steep and winding path - sometimes with one hand as she held a coffee in the other. Some nice views at the top but disappointing overall.

The view from the top was great and quite a steep climb in the shuttle. Besides that and the area with the upside down tree plantings, not much here.

This is a private garden that is unique for sure. It includes a tram ride with some very funny and interesting commentary about everything surrounding the garden

I think these trees (which the owners of the garden placed upside down in the ground and did not fall in this position from the landfall) are pretty but not worth the money to get in. They have vehicles that took you on a ride through the forest but maybe only 20 trees that were placed upside down. Disappointing for the money. I would not recommend

It was very beautiful but you had to be in a cart the whole time which I understand why but I prefer to walk, or hike so that I can enjoy my surroundings and take all the beauty in.

I thought we would just be wandering through a garden, but the open vehicle transport up the mountain was a great ride. We saw beautiful views, and the upside down trees were amazing!

The upside down trees are really cool! I’ve never seen anything like that before. I enjoyed the history of how the gardens came to be. I was hoping for a bit more areas to explore. You cannot get off the tram or explore by foot anywhere that the tram goes. It makes sense, but leaves for limited area to spend more time once the tour is over. The people were generally friendly. One man was not friendly at all - everyone in the tour said hello to him and he didn’t not response back once. I would still give this as an option for someone visiting Juneau.

It was very interesting the history of the grounds and the people who created it. But the upside down trees with the gardens planted on top or a marvel and search ingenuity and creativity! Taking the ride up the mountain was exciting and history and identifications all along the way our tour guide was wonderful!