Fairmount Park Horticulture Center

Fairmount Park Horticulture Center in Philadelphia is a botanical garden complex combining an arboretum, greenhouse, demonstration gardens, and exhibition hall within Fairmount Park. The present center was built for the United States Bicentennial in 1976 on the site of Horticultural Hall, which had been erected in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition, giving the place a distinctive link to two major national centennials a century apart. Its grounds include the 27-acre Centennial Arboretum, a 31,000-square-foot tropical greenhouse, seven demonstration gardens, Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens, and the Centennial comfort stations. It remains a major public garden destination connecting horticulture, exhibition, education, and recreation.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States