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Gardens of the World
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Gardens of the World

Thousand Oaks, CA

★★★★★4.5(1,166 Google reviews)

A free 4.5-acre garden tour of England, France, Italy, Japan, and a California mission courtyard — fountains, a pagoda, and bell tower delight little explorers.

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What visitors say

  • Christopher T★★★★★

    Quite an amazing garden. Was surprised that I lived in SoCal for decades and didn’t know about this place til now. The garden is free to public to visit but they do have tour guide. Parking is good (when I was there) but can be hectic in weekends or holidays. The garden has a handful sections from different countries such as, Spanish, Italy, Japan, etcs…very peaceful and at peace…unless you ran into school outing, can be noisy for short period of time or you can try to avoid going different direction. From the Koi pond, the Spanish fountains to Lilian waterfall fountain to rose gardens….it’s just breath taken for sure.

    a month ago

  • Suzy Loera★★★★★

    This place is beautiful and serene, it is a just a short walk to enjoy and take it all in. Perfect for seating, thinking, writing, and painting, or just breathe and enjoy the beauty. The fountains are soothing and clean. The only sad part is that the grass areas need water 💦

    a month ago

  • Juliya Lempa★★★★★

    Beautiful and peaceful place. Well taken care of. Nice and clean. You can sit on the grass and enjoy nature around you. We really loved it with my husband and our Service Dog Yorkshire Terrier. Regular pets are not allowed there. One thing wasn’t that pleasant - staff members. They were rude to us because of our Service Dog. Each of them stoped us for long amount of time and asked us bunch of questions about what is the purpose of our service animal. I know it’s their job, but expression they all made on their face and the way they treated us felt all wrong. In the end when I asked my husband to make some pictures with an IPhone in front of the main building, lady jumped from the inside and told us we’re not allowed to do photoshoot there. It was kind of disappointing too. 5 starts anyway, because place is really beautiful.

    6 months ago

  • Peter X★★★★★

    My family and I had a great time coming to this garden over the weekend. We came a little before lunch time so there was parking in the small parking lot inside. There no changing station for baby here so be aware but the bathroom is walking up past the parking lot to the left. This garden is very beautiful especially on a nice day. We came on a sunny day and it was kind of hot so we didn't stay long. The small waterfall, pond area and the water fountain on the bottom is very nice. A lot of the flowers weren't blooming yet so we didn't get to see a lot of them. The best thing about this garden is that you can just walk in from the street because it's open to the public. There are rules that people have to follow but they have a little picnic area inside as well. The gazebo in the middle of the garden I think can be use for special occasions.

    6 months ago

  • dawsyed★★★★★

    If you are coming to California I would highly recommend to visit Gardens of the World. These Gardens are immaculately maintained by the staff. Please be respectful when coming here with children as it is a beautiful place to walk around and soak up the atmosphere. My wife wished she could sit here for hours and read her kindle.

    5 months ago

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