The botanical gardens occupy 150 acres of the 207-acre estate of Henry E. Huntington. 15,000 varieties of plants, shrubs, and trees are contained in it. The library contains several extremely rare items, including a Gutenberg Bible, the Ellesmere Chaucer, and early editions of works by William Shakespeare. The art collection features 18th century British and European paintings, rare tapestries, miniatures, sculptures and period furniture. Also on the grounds is the Virginia Steele Scott Gallery of American Art. The gallery displays paintings from the early 1700's to the early 1900's. Guided tours of the garden are conducted at 1:00 daily except Monday. The grounds are closed on Mondays and holidays. Admission is free to all on the first Thursday of the month.
Location:
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino California 91108
Telephone
626-405-2141
Other Art nearby:
(Los Angeles) Adamson-Duvannes Galleries
(Los Angeles) Adamson-Duvannes Gallery
(South Gate) Allen Theatre
(Beverly Hills) Anderson Galleries
(Beverly Hills) Andrew Wiess Gallery
(Pasadena) Armory Center for the Arts
Request a Free copy of the Mile-by-Mile Guide to the Oregon Coast, which will be delivered to your USA postal address. Also request a free first issue of Oregon Coast magazine and sign up for coast deals.
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06/09 Coming to The San Marino area
OC Greek Food Fest Anaheim CA May17-19 The OC Greek Food Festival celebrates the best of Greek food, music, dancing and culture. Experience authentic Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries; traditional Greek dancing and Greek music.
San Diego Greek Festival San Diego CA June7-9 Treat yourself to an enjoyable Friday evening with delicious Greek food,
imported beer, live Greek music and dancing. Then come back the next day for more fun. On Sunday, repeat as needed!
Baroque Music Festival Corona del Mar CA June16-23 We strive for historically stylistic interpretations of the great masterpieces of the Baroque period.
Santa Barbara Greek Festival Santa Barbara CA July27-28 Enjoy delectable festival favorites like gyros and moussaka. And no Greek village would be complete without homemade pastries from Yiayia's traditional recipes: baklava, melomakarona, and kataifi are just a few of the sweet treats to delight you.
Antique And Garden Show Bakersfield CA August12-13 =The show features 200 dealer spaces, located on five tree covered acres, 30 historic buildings, a variety of great food, and live blues and jazz music.
Little Italy Festa San Diego CA October13 The largest Italian American festival on the West Coast. Hip and Historic Little Italy welcomes over 120,000 attendees with the tantalizing sights, sounds and aromas of Italian culture.
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