I just visited the Desert Botanical Gardens for their Chihuly exhibit, after not coming here for about 10 years. The Gardens itself are very nice and there's a lot of information to absorb about the various plants. This time we got the chance to see some awesome animals such as a Great Horned Owl sleeping above us in a tree, a rather big bunny hopping a long tugging at bushes, and several quails. The volunteers are extremely helpful and knowledgable. I mean the volunteer standing near where the owl was sleeping knew EVERYTHING about owls....that I will tell others and look super nerdy next time there is an owl sighting :)
The Chihuly exhibit in general was beautiful. There's nothing quite like his art and it looks incredible amongst the cacti. I would like to come back at night to see everything all lit up. I'm sure that looks even more amazing. It's definitely worth a visit!