Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a public botanical garden and historic glasshouse located in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1893 and combines a 19th-century conservatory with contemporary display and education facilities.

The original Victorian-era glasshouse and multiple greenhouse bays that host tropical, arid and seasonal displays, plus rotating floral exhibitions and educational programmes. The institution also runs horticulture and sustainability initiatives and public outreach.

The conservatory has expanded over time with additional display houses and gardens while maintaining the original 1893 glasshouse as a focal point for visitors.

Phipps lies on the edge of central Pittsburgh within Schenley Park, close to the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University and easily reached from downtown Pittsburgh.

• Founding date and location: Founded in 1893, the conservatory sits within Pittsburgh's Schenley Park and combines a 19th-century glasshouse with modern display facilities.

What to See #

• Victorian conservatory: The historic glasshouse complex built in 1893 that forms the conservatory's core and houses temperate and tropical plant displays.
• Display gardens and exhibitions: Seasonal display gardens and rotating exhibitions that occupy galleries and greenhouse bays and present changing floral shows throughout the year.