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Spread over 150 acres of valleys and hills, Highland Park is a world-class arboretum and landscape designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. It includes 1200 lilac shrubs that comprise the site of the famous annual festival, a collection of Japanese Maples, 35 kinds of magnolias, a collection of barberries, a rock garden dotted with dwarf evergreens, more than 700 varieties of azaleas and rhododendrons, Andromeda, mountain laurel, horse chestnuts, a profusion of spring bulbs and native wildflowers, and many exotic trees.
Every year, the park's pansy bed with 10,000 plants features a different pattern. The park has a number of facilities and attractions such as the Lamberton Conservatory, the Greater Rochester Vietnam Memorial, Warner Castle, and the John Dunbar Memorial Pavilion.
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