Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Voted Best Botanical Garden in U.S.
For Immediate Release: Thurs., March 6
Contact: Joe Reed | Director of Marketing and Communications
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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Voted Best Botanical Garden in U.S.
2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards Contest Awards Phipps Top Honor
Pittsburgh, PA – Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is proud to be named the winner of the 2025 Newsweek Readers' Choice Awards contest for Best Botanical Garden. Nominees for this contest were chosen by a panel of travel experts with the final list determined by Newsweek editors. Readers were able to cast their vote through Thurs., Feb 27.
For the last 130 years, Phipps has excelled in connecting people to the beauty of nature. In recent decades, the Conservatory has evolved into one of the cultural sector’s leading advocates for advancing green-building practices, sustainable gardening, environmental awareness and climate action. All the while, the Conservatory continues to refine its horticultural excellence through permanent collections of orchids, bonsai, desert plants and more, as well as its four new signature flower shows each year.
This national recognition is the latest in a series of high-profile recognitions for Pittsburgh’s glasshouse jewel, including the National Medal for Museum and Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (2024), the Green Power Leadership Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (2024), and the Award for Garden Excellence from the American Public Gardens Association (2023).
Phipps is honored to be recognized alongside nine wonderful fellow institutions and chosen by the public as the #1. For a complete list of the 2025 Best Botanical Gardens, visit the Newsweek website.
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About Phipps: Founded in 1893, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, PA is a globally recognized green leader with a mission to inspire and educate all with the beauty and importance of plants; to advance sustainability and promote human and environmental well-being through action and research; and to celebrate its historic glasshouse. Encompassing 15 acres including a historic 14-room glasshouse, 23 distinct indoor and outdoor gardens and industry-leading sustainable architecture and operations, Phipps attracts more than half a million visitors annually from around the world. Learn more at phipps.conservatory.org.
Watch TEDx: What We Can Learn From an Old Glasshouse: A look at the evolving way we connect people to nature at Phipps, demonstrate how human and environmental health are inextricably connected, and show that to age gracefully, we must continually reinvent ourselves to evolve with the rest of the world.
