Heritage Museums and Gardens, Botanical garden and automobile museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Heritage Museums and Gardens spreads across 100 acres with collections of rhododendrons, hydrangeas, and flowering plants arranged in themed garden sections throughout the property.
Charles Dexter established this horticultural site in the early 1900s, conducting extensive research on rhododendron hybridization that influenced botanical development in North America.
The museum complex includes exhibitions of American folk art, regional artifacts from silversmiths, and a traditional Wampanoag dwelling that represents Native American heritage.
The gardens and museums remain open daily from April 20 through October 20, with operating hours from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at 67 Grove Street.
The site houses a restored 1908 Charles Looff carousel and maintains the North American Hydrangea Test Garden, which studies new cultivar developments.
Location: Massachusetts
Website: http://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
GPS coordinates: 41.74770,-70.50550
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:46
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