The Huntington is more than a gallery or a museum. The stated aim of the institution is devoted to both public education and academic research in the humanities and sciences. The site included, The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, including the Chinese and the Japanese Gardens. It is located in Los Angeles, County of San Marino. It houses an extensive art collection with a focus in 18C and 19C European art and 17C to 20C American Art. The most impressive room houses the finest 18C English full size portraits by the best of the portrait artists of that time, including Gainsborough, Thomas Lawrence, John Reynolds, George Romney. On that room alone, it would worth making a visit to The Huntington