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The Huntington Library and Gardens

A railroad baron's estate of world-class gardens, from cactus to Chinese, plus Gainsborough's 'Blue Boy' and a Gutenberg Bible.

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Open
Closed Tuesdays; check the website
Price
Paid; timed tickets on weekends
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 30 minutes by car northeast of downtown, near Pasadena.

Why Go

Henry Huntington's 120 acres of gardens include a Desert Garden, a Japanese garden, a Chinese Garden of Flowing Fragrance and a rose garden. The art galleries and library hold treasures like the Ellesmere Chaucer.

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