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Location
Best time
Visit Green Meadow Forest on Fridays and Saturdays to experience the full storybook world featuring Peter Cottontail characters, as weekday closures have been noted in reviews.
Visitor tip
Plan a Wednesday visit June through August to join the guided garden tours, which help you fully appreciate the 300+ plant wildflower garden and discover seasonal highlights like the hydrangea festival.
Visitor tip
Book the family or adult jam-making classes in the historic 1903 kitchen to combine hands-on learning with the venue's unique culinary heritage—reviews highlight this as a memorable interactive experience.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Nature Center
- Highlights
- Storybook garden world, 300+ plant wildflower garden, live animal ambassadors, jam-making classes
- Interactive Experiences
- Story time, guided nature walks, sketch walks, jam-making classes, birthday parties
What visitors say
This is a lovely place to visit! We loved all the flowers, the pond, picnic tables, watching the woman make marmalade through the window . We didn’t go in the kids learning area because it was closed that day (bummer!) The gift shop…
Lovely, informative, quaint. Great children's area with room complete with small animals, amphibians, birds. Great selection in gift shop. Learn about author & grab Peter Rabbit books and items. Selections of delicious jams from the…
Adorable nature-exploration spot. Short hike around the property, good for nature viewing (plants, turtles, birds) and education. If you have children who are curious about nature (or jam making!) this is the spot to be.
From 86 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The attraction features a historic 1903 kitchen (Ida Putnam Kitchen) where visitors can observe jam and jelly-making demonstrations and participate in family and adult jam-making classes
- Green Meadow Forest is a storybook world recreation featuring characters from Thornton W. Burgess stories, including Peter Cottontail, bringing classic children's literature to life as an interactive exhibit
- The Shirley G. Cross Wildflower Garden contains over 300 plant species and hosts an annual wildflower garden plant sale, supporting regional conservation efforts
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