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is the nation’s epicenter of horticultural excellence and home to exceptional gardens and parks. This handy map guides you through Center City gardens and parks with many points of interest along the way. The Horticultural Society, founded in 1827, has played a pivotal role in the development and ongoing guide to center city gardens beauty of many of these green spaces and inspires thousands from around the world through its annual PHS Philadelphia Flower Show each March. Now, let’s go for a walk! Four enchanting Squares provide focal points for a multitude of gardens around them. Begin your walk at each of these historic spaces - Logan, Rittenhouse, Franklin or Washington - and see where the garden path leads. Parkway Museums District Parkway Museums District

1  Logan Square 12 2 Aviator Park 15 11 3 Sister Cities Park 4 Three Parkway Plaza 13 5 (JFK Plaza) 6 PHS Gas Station Garden 14 7 Triangle Garden The Philadelphia 8 The Museum of Art 9 10 Matthias Baldwin Park 11 The Spring Gardens 12 Eastern State Penitentiary 1 91Rodin 0 Logan Square 13  The Philadelphia Museum of Art Museum features lush plantings Landscape & Sculpture Garden maintained by PHS Logan Square PHS Pop Up Garden Race Street Pier around the Swann 14 The The 8 Memorial Fountain. 15 Barnes The Azalea Garden Foundation Along the Parkway, visit the Sister Cities Park. Launch a toy sailboat and play in splash Rittenhouse Square District Logan Square fountains.

16 Rittenhouse Square 7 Historic/Waterfront District Franklin 3 Convention Center / 34 17 Delancey Place Neighborhood 1 Institute 2 Washington Square District 18 Fitler Square 22 Franklin Square 19 Park PECO 35 20 Alfred M. Greenfield School Rainwater Garden Green Roof Tour Old City Race Street Pier Pennsylvania National Constitution 21  Medicinal Plant Garden College of Physicians 2301 Market Street 4 Convention Center Center Elfreth’s 22 PECO Green Roof Tour PHS maintains the plantings on the 45,000-square-foot PECO Green Roof Headquarters Alley 23 John F. Collins Park 6 which includes an observation deck 5 Reading Terminal Chinatown 46 with stunning views. Plan your visit at Market 35 Convention Center / least two days in advance. Tours are Race Street Pier is 36 held on the third Tuesday of each Rittenhouse Square District Independence the most imaginative Washington Square District month, April through October. 22 Welcome Center City Visitor Center 45 new green space on For information visit Hall the river. It includes 24 Avenue of the Arts Planters PHSonline.org an upper level “Sky Promenade” and 25 PHS Pop Up Garden May 16 - October and click on “events.” 21 24 a lower level “Sun 26 Sartain Garden The Avenue of the Lawn.” 23 Arts’ attractive 27 Louis I. Kahn Park and Markward Playground 20 sidewalk planters 44 37 28 Seger Park and Playground bloom with a seasonal Penn’s mix of flowering 29  Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens Landing trees, perennials, 33 30 South Street Garden Rittenhouse Square and annuals. enue of the Arts

31 The Physic Garden at Pennsylvania Hospital Av 16 43 32 Washington Square and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 32 24 26 41 33 The Curtis Center and The Dream Garden 42 34 Franklin Square 16 Washington Square Rittenhouse 38 Square hosts events & festivals, and a farmers’ 39 Historic/Waterfront District 17 market throughout 25 Pop Up the year amid large 40 Headhouse 18 mature trees, winding 35 Race Street Pier 27 31 Square 19 pathways, and 36 Trail whimsical 37 The Irish Memorial statuary. 38 Foglietta Plaza (Korean War Memorial) 28 N 39  Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial 30 W E 40 Physick House and Delancey Park 29 41 S 42 Magnolia Garden and Rose Gardens 43 I.M. Pei Sculpture Garden 44  Signers Garden 45 Independence National Historical Park The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society motivates people to improve the quality of life and create a sense of community 46 Christ Church Burial Ground through horticulture. PHS offers workshops, trips and learning programs for all gardening enthusiasts and special benefits to members that include free admission to gardens across the country and tickets to its world-famous Flower Show. Points of Interest If you love gardening or enjoy the outdoors, PHS is a wonderful organization to get to know. Join us at PHSonline.org. SEPTA Stations Patco Stations 100 N. 20th Street – 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495 • p: 215.988.8800 SEPTA SEPTA Market-Frankford Line