Petersen Rock Garden and Museum

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OPEN NOW - Closes at 5:00pm

As you drive in, there's an honor box asking $4.50 per adult, down to $2 for seniors near a house like building. Is that the museum? Do I park here? No. Drive around back, and there are a couple of interesting rock exibits (ok, intricate buildings made of rocks, about the size of a pick up and camper). Huh, well, I should pay, cuz I stopped and these guys are just the little guy and could probably use the money. SCREACH!!! What? Then you realize the place is crawling with peacocks. So I put our money in the box and venture further and find a garden cleverly hidden behind the trees with enough peacocks to scare and facinate you. There is a little museum/rock shop where the own sits 7 days a week! It's amazing, facinating, and bigger than suspected.We had a schedule, so did not check out the picnic area, missing a major exhibit on the other side (across from the house, that yes, the owners must live in). As we pulled back on the highway, one of the peacocks was on the post of the