Stop and smell the roses at this free park in California

See LA’s secret garden.

A field of fresh, blooming roses awaits visitors who know where to go in Los Angeles. Away from all the concrete and city smog, people can enjoy a free nature experience at the Exposition Park Rose Garden.

Surrounded by the California Science Center, African American Museum, and Natural History Museum, Exposition Park offers hours of fun for both tourists and LA locals. Outside of these big-name attractions lies a spot that even some lifelong LA inhabitants don’t know. That spot is the Exposition Park Rose Garden.

Stop and smell the roses during the blooming season from March to November. While maintenance season (January to March) and the rare storm close the garden to visitors, the area is open most of the year. Learn more about the Exposition Park Rose Garden with this virtual tour.