| In The city of Arcadia California, right
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| | Safari managed to sink a paddlewheel boat
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| next door to Pasadena you will find The
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| | in the same lake. Undaunted, television's
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| Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic
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| | original "Fantasy Island" lowered a
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| Garden, a beautiful and peaceful 127 acre
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| | pontoon plane by helicopter onto Baldwin
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| botanical garden and historical site
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| | Lake and propelled it across the water to
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| jointly operated by the Los Angeles
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| | disembark visitors to Mr. Roark's island
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| Arboretum Foundation and the Los Angeles
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| | paradise. For Alex Haley's "Roots II",
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| County Department of Parks and
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| | Baldwin Lake became Kunta Kinte's river
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| Recreation. The Arboretum is located
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| | home in Africa."
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| across from the Santa Anita Race Track is
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| | Don't just peek through the windows of
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| at 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA,
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| | the Arboretum's Queen Anne Cottage, come
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| 91007. It is open daily from 9:00 am -
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| | inside to see the historic Treasures! The
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| 5:00 pm; admission closes at 4:30.
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| | cottage, with its marble terrace,
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| Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for
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| | Victorian furnishings and treasures
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| seniors (62 and over), $5 for students
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| | provides a charming opportunity for the
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| with ID, and $2.50 for children 5- 12.
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| | whole family.
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| Children under 5 and members are admitted
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| | Take the tram or walk through the
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| free. Unlike most attractions these days,
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| | gardens, spend the day being mesmerized
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| parking is free.
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| | by all of the well tended plants,
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| In the middle of the Arboretum sits the
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| | flowers, flowering trees, cacti,
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| four acre Baldwin Lake which has been
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| | succulents and the abundant wildlife (The
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| used in filming numerous movies and
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| | Arboretum is famous for it's roaming
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| television shows. "Johnny Weissmuller
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| | peafowl.). The rose gardens alone are
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| swam in LASCA Lagoon/Baldwin Lake for
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| | worth the visit. Stop and watch a wedding
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| three decades as Tarzan and later Jungle
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| | or see a commercial being filmed. Take
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| Jim. A local news story reported that he,
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| | your kids to the Discovery Node
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| in fact, set an unrecorded Olympic swim
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| | constructed out by Tule Pond, you'll find
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| record when a cage of crocodiles was
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| | a variety of new activities for children
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| accidentally opened during filming
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| | of all ages to enjoy and explore. Eat at
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| (Weissmuller beat the crocs to the lake
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| | the Peacock Cafe. Sit down on a bench or
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| shore). Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy
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| | under a tree, relax and feel your cares
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| Lamour took up a month-long watery
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| | floating away.
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| Baldwin Lake residence in homes on stilts
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| | Visit the gift shop where you can buy
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| for the filming of Road to Singapore in
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| | plants, gardening books, photographs,
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| 1939, the same year the Douglas
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| | paintings and other items (the prices are
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| Fairbanks, Jr.,/Madeleine Carroll film
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| | very inexpensive.).
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