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Just outside of the center of Baltimore, the Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens is situated in Druid Hill Park.
Established in 1888, the conservatory at that time consisted only of a Palm House, a gorgeous piece of Victorian architecture containing palm trees.
The Palm House still stands, and it is the second oldest conservatory in the United States.
The Mediterranean greenhouse mimics the climate and plants grown in the Mediterranean basin and California. The Tropical Forest houses plants from Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
The headliner of these botanic gardens is the Orchard Room, which contains over 30,000 species of this tropical plant.
Kids will enjoy feeding the fish at the Koi Pond, and visitors with green thumbs can purchase plants in the foyer.
3100 Swann Drive, Baltimore, MD 21217, Phone: 410-396-0008
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