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A fantastic garden journey that only California can provide California has a wealth of top-notch public gardens. In The California Garden Tour, veteran travel writer Donald Olson highlights 50 outstanding public gardens and provides all the information that readers will need to make the most of their visit. This gorgeous guide includes gardens in San Francisco, the East Bay, Sonoma, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Orange County, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, and San Diego. Gardens include iconic places like the Getty Center, new favorites like Alcatraz, and uniquely Californian destinations like Lotusland and Sunnylands. The easy-to-use format includes all the essentials (location, hours, and cost of admission) , as well as a succinct, yet evocative, description of every garden.