Named one of the nation's "20 Great Gardens."  Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden features themed gardens, fountains, woodland trail, visitor pavilion, orchid conservatory, and gift shop.

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is located south of Belmont on the banks of Lake Wylie. These 450 acres of rolling meadows and woodlands are destined to become one of the premier gardens in the world. The 13,500-square-foot Robert Lee Stowe Visitor Pavilion has a gift shop, meeting rooms, classrooms, and a grand special events area.

Just outside the pavilion are meticulously groomed formal gardens; natural woodland, meadow, and wetland areas; greenhouses with tropical plants; and myriad annual and perennial flowers, shrubs, vines, and trees.

The newly opened Orchid Conservatory is the area's only public conservatory devoted to the display of tropical plants. An 8,000- square-foot, five-stories-tall sparkling, crystalline structure, the conservatory surrounds patrons in a lush environment of color, fragrance, sound, and the world's finest orchids and tropical plants. The garden also offers a variety of education opportunities through workshops and classes.