Public Garden · Swarthmore, Delaware County
Scott Arboretum & Gardens
A college campus planted as a garden, with a beloved rose garden, a tree-shaded outdoor amphitheater and trails into the woods along Crum Creek.
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Nearby
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John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
The largest freshwater tidal marsh left in Pennsylvania, just beyond the airport runways, with boardwalks, a visitor center and trails where herons, egrets and migrating songbirds are easy to spot.
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Tyler Arboretum
One of the oldest arboretums in the Northeast, with venerable trees, wildflower meadows and miles of woodland trails.
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Historic Grange Estate
An estate whose mansion grew from an early 18th-century farmhouse into a Gothic Revival country seat, with gardens, wooded grounds and a guest list that once included George Washington.
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Ridley Creek State Park
Wooded hills and meadows along a trout stream, with a paved multi-use loop, bridle paths and the old mill village of Sycamore Mills; the Tyler Arboretum is right next door.
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Simeone Automotive Museum
Historic racing sports cars, from prewar Alfa Romeos to the original Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, shown in period settings, with demonstration days when some are driven out back.
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Bartram's Garden
The oldest surviving botanic garden in North America, begun by John Bartram in 1728 on the banks of the Schuylkill River.
