Greensboro Arboretum, Greensboro
Nestled in Greensboro, North Carolina, The Greensboro Arboretum is a 17-acre botanical sanctuary, inviting visitors with diverse plant collections that pay homage to the natural world's intricate beauty. Its ten woody plant collections showcase botanical diversity.
The Arboretum also features special display gardens and unique architectural elements, offering a sensory journey that celebrates the interplay of flora and architecture, inspiring landscape designers.
Beyond its aesthetics, it serves as an educational resource, providing learning opportunities for all ages, from plant enthusiasts to gardeners. Whether you're a novice or an expert, you can deepen your knowledge of plant species and garden design principles.
Open year-round from sunrise to sunset and free of charge, The Greensboro Arboretum welcomes all, offering a tranquil escape and a chance to learn about nature's wonders. Come and explore its enduring beauty and botanical wisdom.
The Arboretum also features special display gardens and unique architectural elements, offering a sensory journey that celebrates the interplay of flora and architecture, inspiring landscape designers.
Beyond its aesthetics, it serves as an educational resource, providing learning opportunities for all ages, from plant enthusiasts to gardeners. Whether you're a novice or an expert, you can deepen your knowledge of plant species and garden design principles.
Open year-round from sunrise to sunset and free of charge, The Greensboro Arboretum welcomes all, offering a tranquil escape and a chance to learn about nature's wonders. Come and explore its enduring beauty and botanical wisdom.
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Greensboro Arboretum on Map
Sight Name: Greensboro Arboretum
Sight Location: Greensboro, USA (See walking tours in Greensboro)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor
Sight Location: Greensboro, USA (See walking tours in Greensboro)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor
Walking Tours in Greensboro, North Carolina
Create Your Own Walk in Greensboro
Creating your own self-guided walk in Greensboro is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Greensboro Introduction Walking Tour
Before the arrival of Europeans in this part of North Carolina, the present-day area of Greensboro was inhabited by the indigenous (Siouan-speaking) Saura people, who called it "an unbroken forest with thick undergrowth of huckleberry bushes, that bore a finely flavored fruit."
Quaker migrants from Pennsylvania, by way of Maryland, arrived here in about 1750. They bought land from... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.6 Km or 2.2 Miles
Quaker migrants from Pennsylvania, by way of Maryland, arrived here in about 1750. They bought land from... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.6 Km or 2.2 Miles
Greensboro Downtown Statues and Monuments Walk
The birthplace of renowned author O Henry, Greensboro, North Carolina, also holds the distinction of harboring the genesis of the American Civil Rights Movement. Both these facts are commemorated in public artwork. Other esteemed personalities and notable chapters in the city's history also find reflection in a plethora of monuments and statues throughout Downtown.
Among these landmarks,... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.7 Km or 1.7 Miles
Among these landmarks,... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.7 Km or 1.7 Miles