PA Getaway

Public Garden · East Marlborough Township, Chester County

Longwood Gardens

Arcs of water lit pink and blue in front of the stone walls of the Main Fountain Garden at Longwood Gardens at night
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Pierre S. du Pont's garden masterpiece: a vast conservatory, dancing fountains, meadow and woodland walks, and a famous holiday light display.

Glowing trees and cones of light reflected in a lake at night during the Christmas display at Longwood Gardens
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A Christmas tree, white and red flowers and palms inside the conservatory at Longwood Gardens at night
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Tall trees lit red and white against the night sky during the Christmas display at Longwood Gardens
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Nearby

  • Kennett Square

    Town · 3 miles away

    A walkable small town that calls itself the Mushroom Capital of the World, with restaurants and galleries along State Street and Longwood Gardens just outside.

  • Brandywine Museum of Art

    Museum · 4 miles away

    Three generations of Wyeth family art in a converted 19th-century grist mill on the Brandywine River, surrounded by native-plant gardens.

  • Chadds Ford

    Town · 4 miles away

    A Brandywine Valley village known for the Wyeth family of painters, the Brandywine Museum of Art and the 1777 Battle of Brandywine.

  • Brandywine Battlefield Park

    State historic site · 5 miles away

    Part of the ground of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine, one of the largest battles of the Revolution, with the farmhouses used as quarters by Washington and Lafayette.

  • West Chester

    Town · 7 miles away

    The Chester County seat, a handsome college town of brick and green serpentine stone, with a Greek Revival courthouse and a lively downtown of restaurants and shops.

  • Chester County History Center

    Museum · 7 miles away

    The county's history museum and research library, with tall-case clocks, early furniture, quilts and historic clothing, and exhibits on three centuries of local stories.