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Longwood Gardens - A Must Stop On Your Philadelphia Vacation

Emily Strandford () -

Welcome to the Brandywine Valley. This area provides

plenty of opportunities for you to enjoy your vacation

here, especially during the Summer, Spring, and Fall

seasons. It is home to a wonderful assortment of

world-class gardens and museums.

One stop on your itinerary should include a trip to

Longwood Gardens and the Brandywine River Museum. Both are

within ten minutes of each other. You could easily spend

anywhere from a half to a whole day just exploring these

two places. Longwood Gardens is located in the historic

Brandywine Valley of southeastern Pennsylvania (PA) and

northern Delaware (DE).

Pierre S. du Pont developed Longwood Gardens (sometimes

called the DuPont Gardens) back in 1906. Today, with the

hundreds of employees and volunteers keeping Longwood

beautiful, it's a delight. Over 1,000 acres of indoor

and outdoor gardens with over 11,000 different varieties

of plants, breathtaking fountains, and lots of events

will captivate you. Longwood is so popular that it

attracts over 900,000 visitors annually from all over

the world. There's everything from kid's programs to

concerts and gardening demos. Their world-renowned

fireworks displays will make you cheer and clap with

delight.

Longwood has more fountains than any other garden in the

United States. Their fountains have been compared to

stately water displays in Europe. This should come as no

surprise because Pierre du Pont was amazingly passionate

about fountains and water. He created 3 totally different

fountain gardens and included an assortment of smaller

water displays. Some of these fountains have been either

restored and even enlarged on to expand on his original

designs. The folks must be doing something right because

more and more people come to visit these historic fountain

shows.

Naturally, you can't mention DuPont without mentioning gun

powder and fireworks in the same story. The DuPont family

has been involved in manufacturing gunpowder for close to

two centuries. Pierre's interest in both pyrotechnics and

fountains has blasted (pardon the pun) into one of the

best displays of fireworks and water combined, bar

none. Because of the people power and time involved in

setting up a fireworks show they are limited to 3 to 4

shows each year. You definitely want to make one of the

fireworks shows.

High tech has also been added successfully to the mix of

fountains and fireworks. Computer technology has brought

the fountain shows into the 21st century in a big way.

Because Pierre du Pont was always looking to improve

Longwood, it's easy to imagine him being thrilled knowing

that his gardens still continue to dazzle visitors.

While you're in the vicinity, you will want to visit the

Brandywine River Museum. The Brandywine River Museum is

located in a Civil-War era grist mill thats been changed

to a museum. This Museum is famously known for its

collection of Wyeth family paintings. It's hard to imagine

that in this country-like setting is one of the largest

and most comprehensive Wyeth collections in the world.

The Museum changes its exhibits often. Many of the

paintings and other artwork are centered on the Brandywine

Valley area, as well as other areas of this region. It's

quite an experience to be looking at a painting and being

able to pinpoint the location.

There are also many special events during the year

both indoor and outdoor, such as concerts, slide shows,

crafts fairs. With all the presentations, you'll be

ready to eat sooner than later and there are Award winning

restaurants both at Longwood and The Brandywine Museum. If

you are looking for something else, there are plenty

of national chain establishments and fast food and

everything in between, all within a 10 minute drive.

With the uniqueness of these amazing gardens, you~ll

discover something that will make your visit a lasting

memory, no matter what your interests are. Because of the

spectacular beauty of the open landscapes and the

fascinating historical presence of the area, people come

back over and over,again and again .

About the Author

Emily Strandford) is excited about Airfare and

is the owner of Everything About Airfare

• http://www.bairfare.com

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