There are hidden gems all over Cincinnati, just waiting to be discovered. Great Parks of Hamilton County provides countless hidden and popular spots within their numerous parks around the city. One particular park is filled with so much whimsy and magic that it will make you feel like you walked into a fairy tale. The Highfield Discovery Garden on Springfield Pike is a charming oasis for all ages and the best spot in the city to ignite your imagination.
Located in the Great Parks of Hamilton County’s Glenwood Gardens, Highfield Discovery Garden is a destination all on its own. Its 12 acres are filled with natural beauty and creativity, and it appears to have been taken straight out of the pages of a fairy tale.
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The garden is made up of a 25-foot Discovery Tree, as well as 7 smaller gardens, each with a unique theme.
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Facebook/Highfield Discovery Garden - Glenwood Gardens The park is colorful, inviting, and incredibly creative as it is filled with dreamlike creations that are fun for adults and kids of all ages.
Grandma’s Scent Garden, shown below, is one of the gardens you can explore. It’s filled with plants that have a variety of scents and it’s also the ideal spot for a make-believe tea party.
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Facebook/Highfield Discovery Garden - Glenwood Gardens The Wizard’s Garden is another popular spot with a large purple wizard’s hat that you can crawl inside, as well as a sleeping dragon and a bouncing bridge that takes you to a fairy garden. The atmosphere is the idyllic combination of scenes from Alice in Wonderland and pages from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
Highfield is perfectly named a “Discovery” Garden, as you’ll discover something new with each visit.
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Facebook/Highfield Discovery Garden - Glenwood Gardens Along with a raised bed vegetable garden, butterfly garden, and frog and toads garden, you must seek out the Trolley Garden. Here, you’ll find four small-scale trains running on tracks, surrounding some of your favorite storybook characters.
With each step through this enchanting park, you never know what you’ll see next.
Facebook/Highfield Discovery Garden - Glenwood Gardens A frog may turn into a prince, you may imagine that you’re a character from your favorite fairy tale, and you’ll definitely enjoy a lovely time at this whimsical garden park in Cincinnati.
Highfield Discovery Garden is definitely a fairy tale spot in Cincinnati that will treat your imagination and all of your senses to a magical experience. Have you spent time in this charming garden? Share your love for this hidden gem with us in the comments!
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The park is colorful, inviting, and incredibly creative as it is filled with dreamlike creations that are fun for adults and kids of all ages.
The Wizard’s Garden is another popular spot with a large purple wizard’s hat that you can crawl inside, as well as a sleeping dragon and a bouncing bridge that takes you to a fairy garden. The atmosphere is the idyllic combination of scenes from Alice in Wonderland and pages from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
Along with a raised bed vegetable garden, butterfly garden, and frog and toads garden, you must seek out the Trolley Garden. Here, you’ll find four small-scale trains running on tracks, surrounding some of your favorite storybook characters.
A frog may turn into a prince, you may imagine that you’re a character from your favorite fairy tale, and you’ll definitely enjoy a lovely time at this whimsical garden park in Cincinnati.
Highfield Discovery Garden is located within Glenwood Gardens at 10397 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45215. For more information, including hours and admission costs, visit their website here.
And for another magical park in Cincinnati that is filled with surprises, check out our previous article here.
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