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