This botanical garden is on the site of a historic home and features many historic resources. The beautiful gardens spread across six acres and feature yellow daffodils, pink and red of the blooming azaleas, and blossoming dogwoods among other varieties.

Now the Water Christian Church, this church was built in 1871 for the New Hope Church congregation that was founded ca. 1835 and is representative of 1870 rural church architecture.

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This was the site of a Civil War fort built by the Union Army to guard the Memphis-Charleston Railroad, a vital Confederate supply route. The site is marked by Howitzer cannon replicas. Listed in The National Register of Historic Places, Fort Germantown is now a quiet neighborhood park.  

Find this 1868 Memphis-Charleston Railroad depot in Old Germantown, situated on high ground where the area’s first settlers made their homes. Today, it’s home to the Tennessee Shakespeare Company, and houses a great collection of railroad memorabilia. Notice the markers identifying the original buildings and sites.