Make your first stop the Chester County Visitors Center. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this Quaker meetinghouse was built circa 1865. Located in front of the main driving entrance into Longwood Gardens, the Visitors Center offers personal assistance to help you plan your Chester County experience, grab a bite to eat, or arrange overnight accommodations
Inquire about current events, area attractions, shops, restaurants, lodging and more. The Visitors Center has hundreds of complimentary brochures. The Visitors Center also includes a free exhibit documenting the building's history on the "Underground Railroad".
Chester County is accessible by air, train, bus or car. All major airlines fly into Philadelphia International Airport, and taxi, limousine, shuttle service and rental cars are available. Amtrak provides rail service to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, as well as to Wilmington, Delaware.
SEPTA is the regional local carrier providing bus routes into West Chester and limited regional rail lines into Chester County. The Brandywine Valley is easily accessible by car via major routes I-95, I-76, I-276, US Routes 30, 202 and 322 and the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Turnpikes.