Longwood Gardens | |
![]() The Italian Water Garden at Longwood Gardens | |
Location | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Coordinates | 39°52′11″N 75°40′43″W / 39.86972°N 75.67861°W |
Area | 1,100 acres (450 ha) |
Visitation | 1.6 million[1] (2023) |
Website | longwoodgardens |
NRHP reference No. | 72001105 |
Added to NRHP | December 10, 1972 |
Longwood Gardens is a public garden that consists of more than 1,100 acres (445 hectares; 4.45 km2) of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in the Brandywine Creek Valley in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] It is one of the premier horticultural display gardens in the United States and is open to visitors year-round to enjoy native and exotic plants and horticulture (both indoor and outdoor), events and performances, seasonal and themed attractions, as well as educational lectures, courses, and workshops.[3]