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Travel Inspiration Edition: Historic Hotels Most Magnificent Gardens
Travel Inspiration Edition: Historic Hotels Most Magnificent Gardens

Discover our Most Magnificent Gardens
Travel Inspiration Edition:
Historic Hotels Most Magnificent Gardens
Explore, experience and grow you own ever-blooming memories in some of our most beautiful gardens
French Lick Springs Hotel (1845) at French Lick Resort
French Lick, Indiana
The gardens at French Lick Springs Hotel were originally built in a Japanese style dating back to the early 1900s and gave guests a beautiful landscape with a peaceful setting, with blue spruce and pine trees, manicured flowerbeds and immaculate brick-lined walkways, and foot bridges over a small man made pond.
Mohonk Mountain House (1869)
New Paltz, New York
Cedar-made pergolas, arbors, benches, and summerhouses handcrafted by Mohonk’s rustic carpenters, enhance the natural aspects of the Mohonk landscape with sweeping lawns and open vistas. 
Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort (1929)
Tucson, Arizona
This hotel's 34-acre property includes many saguaro cacti, a unique cactus that only grows in the Sonoran Desert, many of which tower over guests and are over a hundred years old.
Grand Hotel (1887)
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Grand Hotel's grounds consist of over 25 planted gardens that account for over one and a half acres of maintained garden beds.  In late spring, the hotel's 10,000 tulips come into full bloom followed by lilacs in summer, and fall foliage ushering in cooler temperatures. 
The Hotel Hershey ® (1933)
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Visit the Hershey Gardens, just across the street from the hotel. This 23 acre botanical display features 11 themed gardens, including a Historic Rose Garden that has 3,500 rose bushes representing 175 cultivars. 
The Great Southern Killarney (1854)
Killarney, Ireland
Surrounded by six acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, fountains and pathways, the gardens at Great Southern Killarney offer guests a tranquil setting for a family picnic, an evening stroll or exquisite outdoor wedding celebration. 
Fairmont Banff Spring (1888)
Alberta, Canada
One of Canada’s most prestigious holiday destinations, the Fairmont Banff Springs possesses an incredibly gorgeous terrace garden. The verdant flora of this magnificent space radiates through the bucolic majesty of the surrounding Banff National Park.
Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam (1578)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Garden Terrace is found in the beautiful courtyard garden of Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam, dating back to the 15th century. One of Amsterdam’s best kept secrets; it is an oasis of peace and tranquility situated in the heart of the city.
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