IMPOORTANT: Parks & Rec staff are now locking the north entry gate behind the Please Touch Museum. The ONLY entrance available is the south entry off of Montgomery Drive.
Getting to The Horticulture Center in West Fairmount Park
We encourage participants to walk, bike or take public transit to The Horticulture Center in West Fairmount Park. The Horticulture Center is a five-minute walk from the Please Touch Museum, in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Take Septa Bus 38 and get off at the corner of Belmont Ave. & Montgomery Dr. Walk down Montgomery Dr. (towards I-76 and the river) and make a right on Belmont Mansion Dr / Horticulture Dr.
PARKING: Plenty of free parking is available in the lot across from the Horticulture Center.As always, DO NOT leave valuables in your car. PLEAE NOTE: if there's no other event happening, the Parks & Rec staff may close and lock the entry gate after class. We don't recommend leaving your car in the lot after class has ended.
About The Horticulture Center in West Fairmount Park
The Horticulture Center in West Fairmount Park, a modern exhibition hall and greenhouse, was built for the Bicentennial celebration in 1976. It sits on the site of the former Horticultural Hall, an 1876 Centennial Exposition building. Within its walls are a visitor center and greenhouse where one can see many tropical plants and a fine collection of statues interspersed in the greenery.