Longwood Gardens Named Best Botanical Garden

Press Release

Kennett Square, PA - USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards today named Longwood Gardens the Best Botanical Garden in the U.S. This recognition highlights Longwood’s breathtaking horticultural displays across 1,100 acres of gardens, woodlands, meadows, iconic fountains, and grand conservatories. 

Joining Longwood Gardens in the top five are Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio), Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (Coral Gables, Florida), Tucson Botanical Gardens (Tucson, Arizona), and Lauritzen Gardens (Omaha, Nebraska).

Further solidifying its status as a premier destination, TIME has also named Longwood Gardens to its annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, recognizing 100 extraordinary destinations to visit and stay.

About Longwood Gardens
In 1906, industrialist Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954) purchased a small farm near Kennett Square, PA, to save a collection of historic trees from being sold for lumber. Today, Longwood Gardens is one of the world’s great horticultural displays, welcoming 1.6 million guests annually and encompassing 1,100 acres of dazzling gardens, woodlands, meadows, fountains, a 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ, and grand conservatory. Expanding on its commitment to conservation, in 2024 Longwood Gardens acquired the 505-acre Longwood at Granogue, a cultural landscape in nearby Wilmington, Delaware. Longwood Gardens is the living legacy of Pierre S. du Pont, bringing joy and inspiration to everyone through the beauty of nature, conservation, and learning. Open daily, Longwood is one of more than 30 gardens in the Philadelphia region known as America’s Garden Capital. For more information, visit longwoodgardens.org.