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