The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

The Huntington is a research and cultural center surrounded by 120 acres spread across 12 specialized gardens. Originally the private estate of railroad magnate Henry Huntington, it is one of Southern California's must-see cultural destinations with magnificent collections of rare books, manuscripts, and famous works of art including Gainsborough's "The Blue Boy," Mary Cassatt's "Breakfast in Bed," a Gutenberg Bible, an illuminated manuscript of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and a First Folio edition of Shakespeare.

So peaceful and serene, there is so much to see and take in (the flowers smell lovely too!) The gardens really transport you to another world, it's very moving.

We spent 2 hours visiting the gorgeous Japanese and Chinese gardens and was blown away by the scale and magnificence of our surroundings. recommended

The place included beautiful gardens, library and museums is nice and located in San Marino, CA. It's advisable to book in advance to avoid long queues. There is a little tip for traveler that every last thursday of the month, you can reserve free tickets for the first thursday of the next month. I would recommend coming here and check out the art gallery, rose garden, herb garden, Chinese garden and Japanese Garden. This is a good place to go for walks and just enjoy nature as well.

Beautiful gardens—Japanese style bridges, lush landscapes of all kinds smack dab in the middle of Pasadena. but the real attraction, if you’re a bibliophile like me, is the library. a Gutenberg Bible is the real star, but if you explore a bit further, you will find a vast collection (including first a first edition) of Darwin’s “Origin of The Species”, a model of Copernicus’ telescope, and LA’s own Charles Bukowski donated his personal collection to the library, as well as hand written poems.