City note 39 · Nature
Centennial Arboretum
A free, walkable landscape of specimen trees, small creek valleys, public art, and quiet paths dating to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition.
4180 Horticulture Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131Open map
Why go
Pair the arboretum with the Horticulture Center grounds or Shofuso, but leave room to wander the less formal creek paths and old exhibition landscape.
- Good for
- Daytime · Solo
- Time
- 45 min – 2.5 hr
- Cost
- Free
- Plan
- Check the schedule
Before you go
This is an open park landscape rather than a staffed attraction; weather, trail conditions, and nearby venue hours vary