Bellingrath Gardens and Home
Contact Information
12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road Theodore, Alabama, United States 36582phone: view phone800-247-8420 x 163
fax: view fax(251) 973-0540
website: http://www.bellingrath.org
Overview
The 65-acre estate garden and museum home on the Fowl River near Mobile is a renowned group travel attraction. Café, gift shop and river cruise available.
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Description
Over seventy-five years ago, Walter and Bessie Bellingrath embarked on creating one of the nation's most loved and treasured gardens. Prominent Mobile architect, George B. Rogers, designed the couple a 65 acre garden estate in the late 1920s.
In 1932, to commemorate a national garden club meeting being held in Mobile, the couple placed a small ad in the paper to invite anyone interested to view the Gardens for a day. Since that time, millions of visitors and guests worldwide have enjoyed year-round continuous blooms, toured the originally-furnished Bellingrath Home and cruised along the Fowl River aboard the Southern Belle River Cruiser.
Hours of Operation
Open Daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Extended hours to 9:00 p.m. during Magic Christmas in Lights, the day after Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve
Closed December 25
Locations
Theodore, AL
Details
Bus Parking: Yes
Senior Rates: No
Student Rates: No
Open Year-Round?: Yes
Comp Policy: Comp the driver and escot for group tours
