It’s not in Philadelphia proper, but the horticultural legend that is Longwood Gardens is well worth the 50-minute drive from Center City Philadelphia to Kennett Square — and it’s been revamped with new buildings and gardens as part of its Longwood Reimagined experience.
The Chester County mega garden (and its 1,100-plus acres) is filled with more than two-dozen gardens (indoor and outdoor), 10,000 different types of plants, dancing fountains, lush meadows, and winding woodlands. The colorful oasis also hosts hundreds of events each year, including new seasonal displays, gardening demonstrations, educational programs, children’s activities, concerts and musical theater.
Spectacular, epic, brilliant, breathtaking — all of these adjectives adequately describe the attraction, which was recently named one of the world’s 100 greatest places according to Time magazine and USA Today’s best botanical garden in America for 2025.
