The Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens

Map of the Huntington Grounds


The Huntington is situated on 207 acres in San Marino, California. In addition to the library and art galleries, 150 acres are maintained as botanical gardens for public enjoyment.

The map below shows an aerial view of the Huntington grounds, with major sections labeled. Click on any section for more information.

Map of The Huntington Grounds The Huntington Library has a rich collection of rare books and manuscripts principally in the fields of British and American history and literature. With the opening of the Virginia Steele Scott Gallery in 1984, American art became a significant part of the Huntington's collection. The Huntington Art Gallery contains one of the most distinguished specialized art collections in the country. Many Australian plants have adapted to their dry native environment with sparse growth and with leaves reduced in size or modified into spines. An expanse of lawn culminates in a great Italian baroque stone fountain. The desert garden makes a startling impact by the extraordinary variety of unusual forms and shapes of plants massed before the visitor. The herb garden is a beautiful and fragrant place on a warm Southern California day. The Japanese garden is walled from view by the visitor, opening only through the entrance, where lion-dogs (male on the left, female on the right) stand guard. As the visitor approaches the jungle garden, the imposing ombu (Phytolacca dioica), a native of Argentina, extends its greeting. Water cascades through the jungle garden from the crest of the slope to a large pond above the ombu. Established in 1905, the palm collection today contains approximately 80 genera and 200 species--nearly all the palms that will survive the cold, wet winters and hot, dry summers of the San Gabriel Valley. The rose garden, consisting of nearly 1,500 cultivars, is arranged historically; in it, the story of the rose can be traced for more than a thousand years. The Shakespeare garden contains shrubs and perennials that evoke an English garden. The new MaryLou and George Boone Gallery opened to the public on March 4, 2000. The subtropical garden is one of the most colorful areas in the gardens in spring to late summer.
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