The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens
The Huntington
A large cultural campus near Pasadena, home to the largest Chinese garden in North America, Liu Fang Yuan, and Thomas Gainsborough’s “The Blue Boy.”
Located in San Marino, the roughly 50-hectare campus has 16 themed gardens. The most popular are the Chinese Garden Liu Fang Yuan, the Japanese Garden, the Desert Garden, and the Rose Garden. The art gallery holds British portraits, including Gainsborough’s “The Blue Boy,” while the library displays a Gutenberg Bible and the Ellesmere manuscript of “The Canterbury Tales.” Admission is about $30. Weekend visits require a reservation, and the site is closed on Tuesdays. It is about 20 km from downtown, so driving is recommended, and you can combine it with the Old Town Pasadena and the Rose Bowl stadium on the same day.
Opening hours
Wed–Mon 10:00–17:00; closed Tuesdays
Nearby sights
- Mount Wilson Observatory
- Dodger Stadium
- Olvera Street
- Little Tokyo
- Walt Disney Concert Hall
- The Broad
- Grand Central Market
- Griffith Observatory