This is the 210 Freeway near Santa Anita Racetrack and the Arboretum in Arcadia. Other nearby cities include Monrovia and Pasadena. The hills are especially pretty in the spring after a rain. Otherwise, the color turns to brown. An especially interesting museum accessible to the south from this freeway is the Huntington Library and Gardens. Open to the public, it includes acres filled with three gardens, an historic house with original art, an art museum and library collections of authentic, rare manuscripts. There's a restaurant on site, Japanese gardens, and a book store.