Volunteer Park Conservatory

The Volunteer Park Conservatory is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill. If you want a brief reprieve from the damp, cold, northwest weather, spend some time inside. The building is made up of 3,426 glass panes fit into a wood and iron framework. This Victorian-style greenhouse structure built in 1912 is modeled on London's Crystal Palace. Inside, the Volunteer Park Conservatory is divided into five display houses: bromeliads, ferns, palms, seasonal, and cacti and succulents. The conservatory has been free over the years with plant collections built up by donations. The Volunteer Park Conservatory is owned by the City of Seattle and administered by its Department of Parks and Recreation, as it has been since its inception.
The conservatory is also a registered United States Fish and Wildlife Service repository for confiscated plants so it acquires restricted orchids, cycads and other plants seized by USFW agents.

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