Visiting Holden Forests & Gardens is a captivating way to enjoy the great outdoors. Whether you want to experience a rotating roster of seasonal activities or retread your favorite attractions, we’re excited to be your destination to learn, explore, and grow.
New & Noteworthy

Kalberer Emergent Tower and Murch Canopy Walk Open April 1st
Spring into Adventure
Two of our most popular attractions reopen this spring. Ignite your sense of adventure while walking in the treetops and getting a birds-eye view of the canopy!
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Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects
Included with admission
The new exhibit brings some of nature’s most beloved flora and fauna to colorful life with 14 impressive sculptures built with over 350,000 simple toy blocks.
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Twilight at the Holden Arboretum
Holden Forests & Gardens invites you to a family-friendly picnic in support of plants, trees, and the benefits they provide Northeast Ohio.
See DetailsThings to see and do at Holden Arboretum
Whether you’re a budding plant-lover or a deep-rooted botanist, our beautiful campuses have something for everyone—any time of year. Learn more about our grounds (and the evergreen enjoyment they provide) below.
Kalberer Emergent Tower
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The Emergent Tower is 120 feet (or approximately 12 stories) tall, which allows for a breathtaking, unrivaled view of the surrounding area—guests can see all the way to Lake Erie.
Tickets & InfoMurch Canopy Walk
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The Canopy Walk invites guests to stroll along a 500-foot-long elevated walkway that rises 65 feet above the forest floor. Walk amongst the treetops and appreciate nature from an entirely new perspective.
Tickets & InfoMyrtle S. Holden Wildflower Garden
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Where Ohio’s native plants call home.
Tickets & InfoEliot and Linda Paine Rhododendron Discovery Garden
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Learn something new, everywhere you look.
Tickets & InfoHelen S. Layer Rhododendron Garden
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Twenty acres of awe-inspiring sights.
Tickets & InfoArlene and Arthur S. Holden Jr. Butterfly Garden
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See the wonders of nature at work.
Tickets & InfoLittle Mountain
Formerly the site of resort hotels where Cleveland’s wealthy residents escaped the summer heat, Little Mountain is now home to towering white pines, diverse plant communities, unique geological formations, and abundant wildlife.
Tickets & InfoStebbins Gulch
Stebbins Gulch is the crown jewel of The Holden Arboretum’s extensive natural areas and is one of the most unspoiled natural history preserves in Northeast Ohio.
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With so much land to explore, this is just the start of all that Holden Forests & Gardens offers. Learn more about some of our other most popular attractions: