San Marino Hotels
Compare rates & save on Hotels in San Marino
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery Description
From Los Angeles the way to this museum complex (1151 Oxford Road, San Marino) is via the Pasadena Freeway (exit for Altadena/Arroyo), or by taking bus no. 432, but this service is not very frequent.

As unusual as the museum itself is its history. Like so many others, Collis Huntington, a small shopkeeper in Oneonta in New York State, left the town of his birth in 1849 to go in search of gold in distant California. However, it was not gold which made him a very rich man, but the fact that he went into railway construction at the right time. A large part of his fortune went directly to his nephew Henry, who also inherited the rest through marriage - he married Arabella, his uncle's widow. With this money Henry bought a 500 acre/200
... More >
Hobbies & Activities category: Garden or botanic display;  Major world-scale museum;  Library;  Paintings, art collections;  Historic site
Address
Huntington Library and Art Gallery
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108-1218
United States
Map Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Phone 1 (626) 405-2100 / 41
http://www.huntington.org
Hours
September 5 to May 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed12:0012:0012:0012:0010:3010:30
Closed16:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:30
June 1 to September 4
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:3010:3010:3010:3010:3010:30
Closed16:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:30
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Easter - Christian
Memorial Day - USA (Last Monday, May)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Cost
Adult$15.00
Senior over 65$12.00
Child 18 & under$10.00
Child 11 & under$6.00
Tips
Admission is free on the first Thursday of every month.
Informal photography and video taping is permitted throughout the institution. Flashbulbs and tripods may not be used in buildings. Professional or commercial photography by appointment only.
You are recommended to arrange Sunday visits by telephone because the crush is particularly heavy on that day. There is a guided tour through the Botanical Gardens every day at 1 pm.
June to August open 10:30 - 16:30 Tuesday - Sunday
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Wheelchair loan or rental
Do-It-Yourself Tours
Attractions Near Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino
Hotels in Popular California Destinations
Top California Destinations