Nature's Castles

The sky’s the limit for this spectacular display of treehouses. Three large-scale treehouses created by the country’s best designers take center stage in picturesque settings around the Gardens.

Let Your Inner Child Come Out To Play In
Three Fantastic Creations:

  • The Lookout Loft, a wheelchair-accessible, rustic Adirondack-style treehouse in the shady Forest Walk.
  • The Canopy Cathedral, an ornate two-story house inspired by a Norwegian church overlooking the Italian Water Garden.
  • The Birdhouse, located in the Terrace Woodland, offers bird’s-eye views of the surrounding natural landscape.

Longwood's popular Nature's Castles exhibit will be staying at the Gardens indefinitely! (The treehouses orginally opened in April 2008 as a temporary exhibit.)

Did you enjoy experiencing Nature’s Castles at Longwood? Please let us know by emailing us at treehouses@longwoodgardens.org. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you!

Can't get enough of soaring in the trees?  Check out two other area public gardens for more treehouse fun. 

Coming this July to Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia—Out on a Limb: a Tree Adventure, a striking 450-foot long walkway that soars 50 feet above the ground to give visitors a bird's eye view of the forest. Visit www.morrisarboretum.org for more details.


This event occurs on the following dates:

Daily from Monday, January 11, 2010 through Wednesday, March 31, 2010
9:00 AM — 5:00 PM

Daily from Thursday, April 01, 2010 through Friday, May 28, 2010
9:00 AM — 6:00 PM

Saturday, May 29, 2010 through Sunday, September 05, 2010
Sun , Mon , Tue , Wed: 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Thu , Fri , Sat: 9:00 AM — 9:00 PM

Daily from Monday, September 06, 2010 through Sunday, November 21, 2010
9:00 AM — 5:00 PM

Daily from Thursday, November 25, 2010 through Sunday, January 09, 2011
9:00 AM — 5:00 PM