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Location: Santa Catalina Island

Time Required: 2-3 hours

Red Tape/Notes: Open 8am – 5pm daily; admission is $7 per adult. It takes about 2o minutes to walk to the botanical garden from Avalon, or you can take a golf cart taxi. For more information on the garden, visit the garden section of the Catalina Island Conservancy website. You’ll need a ferry to get to and from the island; the Catalina Express gives the most options.

What’s Nearby?: Trans-Catalina Trail, Avalon, Santa Catalina Diving

Technically called the “Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Garden”, the memorial is the centerpiece of the botanical garden, which places an emphasis on plants endemic to the island and to California, including many rare and endangered species. In a similar vein, the memorial was constructed using as many local materials as possible, including locally quarried blue flagstone and tiles from the Catalina Pottery Plant (which closed in 1937). It’s worth climbing up to the memorial for the lovely view it offers, and you can spend several pleasant hours strolling trails through the garden’s nearly 38 acres. The garden is often visited because it provides access to the popular Garden to Sky Trail.

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