LOS ANGELES

"The Huntington Museum and Gardens is one of the best-kept secrets in Los Angeles. It's 207 acres of truly great art (including Blue Boy by Gainsborough) in a gorgeous turn-of-the-century setting (the Myron Hunt–designed home of Henry and Arabella Huntington), huge extraordinary gardens (Chinese, Japanese, English, Australian, Desert, and more), and probably the best English garden teahouse in America. In the brand-new Chinese Garden, you feel as though you are in the Summer Palace in Beijing. Don't forget the spectacular gift shop, filled with museum pieces, gifts, and books you will find nowhere else. Most important: the English teahouse, in the middle of the most gorgeous rose garden this side of England. It serves a sensational buffet of dozens of sandwiches, salads, cheeses, homemade scones, and the most amazing desserts in Los Angeles."
—BonnyD

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