PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The long-awaited Calder Gardens is ready for exploration.

"This is a gift for the city of Philadelphia," says Juana Berrío, the Marsha Perelman Senior Director of Programs for Calder Gardens.

"It's just phenomenal," says Alexander S. C. Rower, President of the Calder Foundation.

It's a two-part destination, with a gallery and gardens that invite you to connect with yourself through art and nature.

"The gardens were made by Piet Oudolf," says Rower. "Incredible Dutch landscape designer who creates gardens that are always evolving."

"And the journey of introspection starts from the moment that you walk into the gardens, and you notice how your senses are activated," says Berrío.

The Barnes Foundation is the operational partner, while the Calder Foundation prov

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