Forbidden Gardens advises on their website that if there is a chance of rain to call ahead and make sure they are open. There was a 30% chance of rain; I called ahead; I was told to come on out; I trekked an hour out to gardens and was turned away.

A) It did not rain within 50 miles of Katy today, and besides, the storms in the not so near ...

I just went to Forbidden Gardens last weekend and I can honestly say I dont see what people have been complaining about. I thought the price was very fair considering you get over 2000 years of history in one hour and all of the beauty and ambiance of china without the plane fare. Im sure reading about the terra cotta soliders is fun but when you stand in front of 4000 of them its a bit different! I highly recommend going their.

Read about (the real thing) in the encylcopedia, even if you have to go to the library.

Everything (there) and more is shown in their brochure. Save your money!

Stop in, look at the turtles, keep your wallet closed, and leave. You can look at them w/o paying.

This place needs renovation/repair.

This is the only replica of the Forbidden City and Terra Cotta soliders outside of China. On the up side, the replicas were pretty cool, I enjoyed the weapons room, and the tour talk had lots of interesting info.

On the down side, admission was $10 adults/$5 children & seniors, which seems a little steep for what you get. You can see the ...