Franklin Park Conservatory

Have you ever noticed you end up going to the same places over and over?
For some reason we always venture to Cincinnati
 even though Columbus is the same distance from us
We have decided this year we are going to
adventure out and explore Columbus
We both have needed to get some green
 in our lives...
...no not salad 
but rather around us
so we decided to go to 
Franklin Park Conservatory

According to their website:

Built in 1895, 

Franklin Park Conservatory

    

is a botanical landmark two miles 

east of downtown Columbus. 

It is a premier horticultural and educational institution 

showcasing exotic plant collections, special exhibitions,   

and a signature collection of work by glass artist Dale Chihuly.

                                                 Set within the 88 acres of Franklin Park,

 the Conservatory houses 400 species 

of plants

from a variety of global climate zones and features

a Victorian Palm House with 

more than 40 species of palms.

It is surrounded by botanical gardens and floral displays.

                                                                       Visitors desk -

                                                   I didn't notice at 1st it was a flower pot

                                                                            Entry

looking down from the entry

Annual exhibitions include The Orchid Forest, 
Blooms and Butterflies, 
and Holidays at the Conservatory. 
The Conservatory has developed a program 
of world-class exhibitions 
by national and international artists

ticket desk

A dynamic and multi-faceted institution, 
Franklin Park Conservatory

 is a unique and popular destination
 for visitors of all ages. 

They also have a really nice cafe that is 

located behind the ticket desk area

this area is in the center of the 

new portion of the conservatory

Of course we had to check out the menu

My husband had the egg salad with chives

I had the Apple, Bacon and Swiss Panini

This the the wall we looked at while eating

in this area there is a lot of Chihuly glass work

which I'll highlight in future posts

I will be doing a lot of posts on this beautiful place  

I took over 350 pictures -  that would've been a long post!

 So over the next weeks I will put up another installments

highlighting each of the rooms-

Himalayas

Deserts

Rain Forest

The main conservatory -The Palms

The Gardens

Orchid Exhibit

Chilhuly Art

We fell in love with the place so much

 we decided to become members!