BASICS

Maps of the 45-acre grounds are available at the information kiosk by the Bartram Barn and in the Museum Shop. Bicycles, pets, smoking, and picnicking are prohibited in the eight-acre c. 1728 botanic garden. Pets are welcome elsewhere on the grounds but must be leashed in accordance with city ordinances.

Outside of the historic garden area, picnickers are invited to throw a blanket on the ground or dine at our picnic tables.  Beverages and snacks are available in the Museum Shop. A baseball diamond and playground are also on site.

VISITING BARTRAM’S GARDEN

The grounds at Bartram’s Garden are free and open to the public except during City-observed holidays.

For a more in-depth experience, Bartram’s Garden offers visitors guided tours of both the historic garden as well as the National Historic Landmark Bartram family home for a fee.  General Admission tours are available during the following times, or you can schedule your own Group Tour if you have 10 or more people:

GENERAL ADMISSION TOURS

Fridays,  Saturdays, and Sundays now through October 31, 2010.  Check back again soon for 2011 General Admission season dates.

Garden History Tour:  10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Tour the historic garden and discover the plants that the Bartrams collected and brought into cultivation in the 18th century.  There is something new to experience each season with blooms and migratory birds.  In early spring, the ephemerals and heirloom bulbs emerge. By mid-May, you can see a show of cascading white flowers from the 200 year old Yellowwood tree.  In summer, our kitchen garden boasts  a harvest of specialty vegetables, and the rare Franklinia begins to bloom in August and September.  The leaves burst into color in the Fall before the lovely winter landscape offers an unbroken view of the Schuylkill River.

House and Heritage Tour: 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Explore the 18th-century home built by John Bartram and discover the Bartram family legacy, as well as the many other families that have preserved this historic treasure.  Get an insiders look of the house John Bartram handcrafted, view a collection of William Bartram’s drawings, and see where William wrote his book Travels.

Admission is $10 per adult per tour; $8 seniors (62 +), members, and students; and free for children 12 and under; or free with a Bartram Program Pass.

Tours begin at the Bartram’s Garden Museum Shop, which is open from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The Shop will close for the 2010 season on October 31.

GROUP TOURS

Private tours for groups of 10 or more are available every day of the week, year-round with advance registration. Tours can be catered to your group’s specific interests and gourmet box lunches as well as indoor meeting space are also available. For arrangements and information about special group rates, please call Kim Massare at (215) 729-5281 ext. 112 or kmassare@bartramsgarden.org. Ample free parking; buses welcome.

More information about group tours is available in our group tour brochure. Click here…

A full education program and special rates are offered for school groups.