The Welcome Pavilion of the new Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory at Hershey Gardens is one of the first thing visitors see as they drive up to the popular southeastern Pennsylvania attraction. The Pavilion’s most prominent feature is a new curved metal roof from Drexel Metals, which almost seems to crown the new conservatory.
The Conservatory’s Welcome Pavilion serves as the new main entrance to Hershey Gardens, which opened in 1937 as “a nice garden of roses.” Today, visitors are treated to 23 acres of botanical beauty, including an interactive Children’s Garden and breathtaking seasonal displays. In addition to the Welcome Pavilion, the new Conservatory, which opened in July 2016, features a year-round indoor tropical Butterfly Atrium, Educational & Horticultural Wing and Overlook Area, which provides sweeping views of the town that chocolate built.