Located across the road from the rose garden (see other post) it is said to be the finest Japanese garden outside of Japan and it is well worth the entry fee. The attention to detail is extraordinary. Bring a book or a friend or both and stay a while.
Japanese Garden in Portland, OR
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California Holly: How Hollywood Didn’t Get its Name | Natural History Museum (nhm.org)
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