{"id":30777,"date":"2023-10-22T00:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T00:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/?p=30777"},"modified":"2023-11-02T01:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T01:27:53","slug":"an-amazing-plan-b-the-huntington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/22\/an-amazing-plan-b-the-huntington\/","title":{"rendered":"An Amazing Plan B: The Huntington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We were disappointed for the second day in a row because the ocean was choppy so they weren’t running the ferries to the channel islands. Ever ready to dispense itinerary wisdom, Lily suggested we go to the Huntington. I had never heard about it, but was so glad I got to go. It was amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Huntington was founded by a wealthy business owner (Henry Huntington) who wanted to use his wealth for cultural sharing and advancement. Before he died, he turned his estate into a place of cultural learning. He also married his aunt (through marriage) which was interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first room we visited had amazing books. There was an original Audubon book, a Gutenberg bible, a letter from Abraham Lincoln, a letter from Mary Shelley (which complained about French bread) and more. It was all so fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n