Explore Annual Membership Program

Locate your member number here. If you still have difficulty locating your member number, contact us at explore@atlantabg.org or 404-585-2067 during regular office hours from Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. For weekend assistance, call 404-876-5859 to speak with a Call Center Agent.

The Garden offers digital member cards via eMembership Card by InfiCare Technologies (Museum Anywhere), a free mobile app. For more details and instructions to download your digital card and guest passes, click here. Should you prefer physical cards and guest passes, contact 404-585-2067 or explore@atlantabg.org.

A current, active employment status and a valid employee email is required as a condition of membership. Your employee email must be listed as your primary email on your membership record as long as you are enrolled in the program. Memberships missing this critical information is subject to cancellation.

If you wish to receive Garden communications at your personal email address, contact Member Services at 404-585-2067 or explore@atlantabg.org to have it added to your existing record as the secondary email.

The Explore membership is offered exclusively to verified employees of the partner organizations, and only one membership per employee is permitted.

While the employee’s name must be listed as the primary on the membership record, you have the option of adding a second name or leaving it blank.  Adding a second name gives that person the ability to visit the Garden without the primary member. If a second name is added, both names will appear on the membership card.

The Explore Family membership includes two adults and up to eight children/grandchildren under 18. You would need to use a guest pass for college age children whether they live at home or are away at school.

Children/grandchildren must be 16 years old to enter the Garden unaccompanied by an adult.

Guest pass users may visit the Garden on their own. The name and address portion of the pass must be completed before it will be accepted.

Right here! Member Events are also listed in Clippings, the Garden’s quarterly newsletter, and on member event postcards mailed periodically throughout the year. You may also receive event notifications through the email associated with your membership.

Guest passes may be used anytime during normal operating hours. This includes Cocktails in the Garden in Atlanta and Gainesville and Fest-of-Ale (Atlanta). Member event listing will specify whether guest passes are accepted.

Guest passes are not accepted for Garden Lights, Holiday Nights because it is a special event outside of the Garden’s normal operating hours. Members receive a $5 per ticket discount. During Garden Lights, members may refer to the price chart on our website to view ticket options.

A Member Preview is an exclusive member event outside of the Garden’s normal operating hours, and guest passes are not accepted. For all membership levels, two adults and any children/grandchildren under 18 may attend Member Previews. Non-members are welcome to purchase a membership to attend Member Previews.

Yes, guest passes are accepted for Member Evenings.

Yes! The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a member of the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admission Program. Your Garden membership offers benefits at more than 380 gardens, arboretums and conservatories in North America and the Cayman Islands. For a list of participating venues, visit www.ahsgardening.org.

View the list of participating venues and the specific benefits they offer. Present your current membership card when you arrive at a participating garden.

Please note: The 90-mile exclusion rule stipulates that gardens within 90 miles of each other will not offer reciprocal benefits.

A 10% discount is offered at Garden*Hood, Night Song Native Nursery, Beech Hollow Wildflower Farm, Randy’s Perennials and Water Gardens and Pike Nurseries. You must present a valid membership card to receive your discount.

Learn answers to your gardening questions from Master Gardeners at the Garden’s Plant Hotline at 404-888-GROW (4769) or planthotline@atlantabg.org. Please include your contact information.

Contact 404-585-2067 or explore@atlantabg.org. We’re happy to assist you!