Wow! I took my 13 year old daughter here & expecte...

Wow! I took my 13 year old daughter here & expected her to be bored. But she was as thrilled as I was. From the parking garage, you take a tram the mile up the hill to the museum. Once you exit the tram, you are nearly blinded by the white marble that the museum & grounds are constructed from. It feels very much like walking into the Acropolis in Athens. One day is not enough to see everything. Each building houses amazing exhibits. But the grounds are what my daughter & I were most fascinated with. From a trickling fountain that starts at the top level, the water flows down the hillside into various gorgeous fountains on each level until it cascades as a waterfall into the pond in the central garden. In the center of the pond is a living sculpture made of plants. Open grass areas lead down to fantasy-like tree sculptures which overlook the central garden & pond with unending views of Los Angeles. My daughter & I felt as if we had walked into Lewis Carroll s Alice In Wonderland. There are maze-like garden paths that surround the pond & around every corner is a new beautiful, breathtaking scene. And the central garden is always changing. New plants are constantly added & the garden changes with the seasons.