A wonderful museum and grounds; we’ve been members for over ten years. The mansion, as you’ve described here, the Library, the American museum, the multiple gardens - Chinese, Japanese, palm, desert, rose, herb, the Children’s Garden with its interactive displays (magnets, mists, climbing platforms, places to hide) - one of the best places in the LA area!

Our favorite summer outing is the Members Summer Evenings, when we can picnic with our kids and grandchildren on the grounds and listen to music. Our spot is always the same - the allee of statues that the mansion overlooks, with the fountain at the apex.

Thanks for a great article, Tom!

Thanks, Tom. Looks fabulous. Will try to get there someday soon.

We considered ourselves blessed to live close by to the Huntington for the decades we lived in South Pasadena. For a time I was a library docent there. When we moved to Sacramento we kept our membership and make visits when we are in town visiting friends. We were just there this past Sunday, and had a real treat as the infamous Blue Boy painting by Gainsborough, while being restored, is wheeled out on the first Sunday of the month for display, and a curator talk about the project. Their art education program is top notch. Here are some summer colors from the gardens.