Hershey Gardens
A rose garden built by Milton Hershey, now a 23-acre themed garden with a tropical butterfly house overlooking the town.
Hershey Gardens began in 1937 as a rose garden built by Milton Hershey. Today it covers about 23 acres and includes a rose garden, a Japanese garden, an herb garden and a children's garden. June is the best time to visit, when thousands of roses bloom at once. In autumn, chrysanthemums and red foliage take over. The garden's Butterfly House, a greenhouse open year-round, is where hundreds of tropical butterflies flutter overhead. The gardens sit on a hillside next to The Hotel Hershey and offer views over the town of Hershey. Admission is about $15. In winter, parts of the garden go dormant, but the Butterfly House stays open.
Opening hours
Daily 09:00–17:00 (extended in summer)
Nearby sights
- The Hotel Hershey
- Hersheypark
- Hershey's Chocolate World
- ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park
- Tröegs Independent Brewing
- The Hershey Story
- Chocolate Avenue
- Hershey Theatre