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The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is an outdoor activity in San Marino, CA, part of the Los Angeles guide. Cost: $25 to $50.
1151 Oxford Rd · San Marino, CA
Why you should go…
Railroad magnate Henry Huntington's former estate now holds a research library with a Gutenberg Bible, an art collection built around British portraiture, and more than 120 acres of gardens including a Japanese Garden and a Chinese Garden. It draws over a million visitors a year and is a full half-day outing on its own.
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