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Huntington Library Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

1. Huntington Library Art Collections…

5 star rating
170 reviews

Category: Botanical Gardens, Libraries

This place is huge and gorgeous! They have a Japanese and Chinese garden, lily ponds, a rose garden and others. This is a great place do just relax and enjoy the pretty views! In the library they have rare books and manuscripts such as Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and a copy of the Gutenberg Bible. If you go to the mansion, take advantage of the free headphones to learn more of the art work and the…

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Neighborhood: Mid-City West

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Neighborhood: Palms

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Neighborhood: Downtown

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