Henry Foundation for Botanical Research, Philadelphia

#373 among attractions in Philadelphia

Botanical garden

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The Henry Foundation for Botanical Research is a nonprofit botanical garden of 50 acres located in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania at 801 Stony Lane, Gladwyne. ()

Coordinates: 40°1'60"N, 75°16'60"W

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GladwynePhiladelphia United States

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Henry Foundation for Botanical Research – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Merion Friends Meeting House, Narberth, Bryn Mawr College.

2.1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Bryn Mawr
53 min walk • Bryn Mawr Film Institute is a non-profit, community-supported movie theater located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, a town on Philadelphia's Main Line. It re-opened in March 2005, with Ben Kingsley present, and currently has over 9,100 supporting members. BMFI shows a wide range of films, including foreign, independent and art house films.
2.2 miSE
Church, Spiritual
Merion Friends Meeting House, Philadelphia
57 min walk • The Merion Friends Meeting House is an active and historic Quaker meeting house at 615 Montgomery Avenue in Merion Station, Pennsylvania. Completed about 1715, it is the second oldest Friends meeting house in the United States, with distinctively Welsh architectural features that distinguish it from later meeting houses.
2.1 miSE
Area
Narberth, Philadelphia
54 min walk • Narberth is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of many neighborhoods on the historic Pennsylvania Main Line. The population was 4,282 at the 2010 census.
1.7 miW
Universities and schools, Gothic Revival architecture
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr
44 min walk • Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of elite, historically women's colleges in the United States, and the Tri-College Consortium along with Haverford College and Swarthmore College.
1.5 miW
History museum, Museum
Harriton House, Bryn Mawr
38 min walk • Harriton House, originally known as Bryn Mawr, is a historic house on Pennsylvania's Main Line, most famously the residence of Charles Thomson, the secretary of the Continental Congress.
2.3 miSE
Synagogue, Nightlife, Bars and clubs
General Wayne Inn, Philadelphia
59 min walk • The General Wayne Inn in Merion, Pennsylvania is a former tavern. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.
1.7 miSW
Spiritual, Church
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr
43 min walk • Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church is a church in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; founded in 1873, it is currently a 2,500 member church of the PC. It is located on the Main Line, just west of Philadelphia. Being a large congregation, the church is active seven days a week.
2 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Seville Theatre, Bryn Mawr
52 min walk • Seville Theatre, also known as the Bryn Mawr Theatre, is a historic theatre building located at Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
1.7 miW
Library, Gothic Revival architecture
Old Library, Bryn Mawr
43 min walk • The Old Library is a college library at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Previously named the M. Carey Thomas Library after Bryn Mawr's first dean and second president, it was formally renamed in 2018 as a result of controversy surrounding Thomas's history of racism and anti-Semitism.
1.9 miS
40°0'27"N • 75°17'46"W
Ardmore Free Library, Ardmore
49 min walk • Library
2 miE
Dam
Flat Rock Dam, Philadelphia
51 min walk • The Flat Rock Dam is an earthen dam across the Schuylkill River. The river flows through the dam at a rate of about 2540 CFS. A future hydroelectric project plans to place turbines to generate 1.5 MW of electricity.