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Stop and smell
the flowers at
the Huntington.
 Founded by railroad tycoon Henry Edwards Huntington in 1919, the grounds
of the Huntington Library and Gardens in posh San Marino are home to 150
acres of amazing gardens, four fine art galleries and a library of rare
books and manuscripts.
You can admire a real Gutenberg Bible, stroll through a Japanese garden,
gaze at Gainsborough’s painting The Blue Boy and even have a traditional
English tea, all in one visit.
Alex Jakle ’06 served on the student committee that came up with the
list of 47 things, and his top pick was the Huntington. He marvels at
the library’s folio of a Shakespeare book printed in 1623. “It’s just
jaw-dropping,” says Jakle. “I said, ‘This has to be on the list or I
quit.’”
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