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Sunnylands Center & Gardens
The Annenbergs’ desert estate
The Annenbergs’ winter estate in Rancho Mirage, with gardens, a café and estate tours.
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In the area: The Golden Gate Bridge. Image courtesy of © Denys Nevozhai dnevozhai · CC0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Sunnylands Center & Gardens
Sunnylands is the former winter home of Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg, who for 40 years welcomed entertainment and world leaders to the estate in Rancho Mirage; today it is a venue for high-level convenings and diplomacy. Visitors come for the Center & Gardens, with garden walks, exhibitions, a café and a shop, and can book guided tours of the estate. The Center & Gardens open Wednesday to Sunday, 8.30am–4pm.
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Video © Sunnylands Center & GardensOur take
- Desert gardens
- Estate tours
- Wed–Sun 8.30am–4pm
- Address
- 37977 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Rancho Mirage, California - Phone
- 760.202.2222
- Website
- sunnylands.org
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Sunnylands Center & Gardens before you go.
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