We visited the Blue Springs Heritage Center on a weekday in June, 2023. The normal entrance was blocked with the decking being replaced or something that required the decking to come off. We entered through the exit to the gift shop. I went to pay for entry for us. The women behind the counter may be the nicest person in the world, just not when we were there. She started to quickly run through her rehearsed speech on where to go. But I had to stop her because I needed my glasses. She said she may not restart in a not very friendly way. But I ignored the comment and we moved on. She strongly insisted that I pay with a credit card. So I obliged and handed her a card. I then noticed that there was a military discount that I qualified for. She responded by saying too late. I guess it would have been horrible to have to cancel the first sale and re-do it. So she appreciates veterans by not letting them have the discount. She gave me the slip to sign. I needed my glasses to see which copy to sign, but she took the copy before I could sign it. So trying to do the right thing, I let her know that I didn't sign it. While this is going on, my wife decided to use the restroom before we entered. Our friendly women, strongly voiced to her that she was going the wrong way. My wife explained to her that she only wanted to use the restroom. So I don't know if it was a bad day or not. But the nicer we tried to be, the meaner she seemed to get. So we cut off speaking with her and went in to the Heritage Center. Once we watched the little movie and got outside things were much nicer. You walk down a lot of stairs to get to the springs and gardens. It was really nice down there. Some of the decking and rails could use attention. But things were in fairly decent shape. They had a sign at the main gazebo suggesting folks feed the trout. But all of the fish food machines were empty. We walked around and enjoyed the sites. But the calm environment to enjoy the gardens or springs were nowhere to be heard. It was just the sound of power saws and commercial lawn mowers. I felt like I needed hearing protection for my quiet walk through the Heritage Center. The Spring and garden themselves were nice and I enjoyed them, even though I am not a flowery kind of guy. When we finished the lower section, we walked the long board walk back to the top. Without a doubt this might have been longer than the stairs. But it had to be so much easier. When we arrived back at the gift shop, we did look around a bit. They did have some nice things. I liked the wooded bears and such. Although we decided not to purchase anything. So we went on our way. While leaving, I could hear that voice from my recent past, giving the current victim a dose of her personality. The restrooms were somewhat clean. They were not filthy by any means. But they sure could have been cleaner. Looking close at things gave away the secrets. But again, it was not filthy. There was a pretty large spider in the urinal that hung out. I enjoyed our visit to the Blue Springs Heritage center. If I could bypass their company representative, It would have been much better. Well maybe mow the lawns when the people paying $17.75 per person are not trying to enjoy the gardens. Yes the cost in June 2023 was $17.75 per adult. $15.75 if you're 65 or older, or a veteran. But make sure you shout it out as you get to the counter. Otherwise, it may be too much trouble to acknowledge your service to this country, by your age or military service. But it is a nice place.