Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, Marsh Island

#5 among attractions in Marsh Island

Relax in park, Botanical garden

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The Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, 10 acres, is an arboretum and botanical garden located along the Stillwater River on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, United States. It is open to the public daily. ()

Coordinates: 44°53'45"N, 68°40'29"W

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Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orono Post Office, Collins Center for the Arts, Hudson Museum, University of Maine.

0.9 miS
City hall
Orono Post Office, Orono
24 min walk • The main Orono Post Office is located at 1 Bennoch Street in Orono, Maine. Built in 1933, it is a fine local example of Classical Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
0.5 miNE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Collins Center for the Arts, Orono
13 min walk • The Collins Center for the Arts, formerly the Maine Center for the Arts, is a performing arts center and concert hall located on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
0.5 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Hudson Museum, Orono
12 min walk • The Hudson Museum is an anthropology museum that is operated by the University of Maine and is located in the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono, Maine.
0.5 miNE
Universities and schools
University of Maine, Orono
13 min walk • The University of Maine is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System.
0.4 miE
Museum
Page Farm & Home Museum, Marsh Island
12 min walk • The Page Farm & Home Museum is a museum on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
1 miSE
Dam
Orono Dam, Orono
26 min walk • The Orono Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Stillwater River at its confluence with the Penobscot River in Orono, Penobscot County, Maine.
~1920 ftNE
Library
Raymond H. Fogler Library, Orono
10 min walk • The Raymond H. Fogler Library is an academic library at the University of Maine in Orono. The library's collections include approximately more than 1 million volumes, nearly 4 million periodical subscriptions, 1.6 million microforms, 2.2 million United States Federal, Maine...
0.4 miNE
Observatories and planetariums
Maynard F. Jordan Observatory, Marsh Island
11 min walk • Maynard F. Jordan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Maine. Its first telescope was installed at the university in 1901, and was upgraded during the creation of the Emera Astronomy Center in 2014.
0.8 miNE
Botanical garden
Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden, Marsh Island
22 min walk • The Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden is located on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, United States. It consists of two parts: the Littlefield Garden, housing the permanent collection of woody and herbaceous ornamentals; and the Research Center dedicated to research.
1.2 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Nathaniel Treat House, Orono
32 min walk • The Nathaniel Treat House is a historic house at 114 Main Street in Orono, Maine. Probably built in the 1830s, the house is a fine example of transitional Federal-Greek Revival architecture executed in brick.
1 miN
Gothic Revival architecture
Edith Marion Patch House, Old Town
26 min walk • The Edith Marion Patch House is a historic house at 500 College Avenue in Old Town, Maine. Built about 1837, the house was from 1913 to 1954 it was the home of entomologist and writer Edith Marion Patch.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation?

Nearby attractions include Raymond H. Fogler Library, Orono (10 min walk), Maynard F. Jordan Observatory, Marsh Island (11 min walk), Page Farm & Home Museum, Marsh Island (12 min walk), Hudson Museum, Orono (12 min walk).