After a morning spent walking to the gardens over 5 hours , the flowers from the cacti and succulents was a great photo opportunity . The tiles on the memorial and the view down the path provide great photo opportunities with HDR. The walk is a good way to get there with the sand trap on the way for a... More

This was a bit disappointing but worth going to see. Trails along the main path have mostly cacti and pine trees. Great photo opps when you get to the top of the memorial, all 121 steps up! We took the bus from town, which offered its own scenic tour.

if you like the outdoors then its worth a trek! You will learn about the island and the many types of trees and cactus' on Catalina, take in some architectural structures and get a good view of the island once you reach the top of the monument. It's cheap to get to and a lot of stairs to climb so... More

We wanted some nature and history of Catalina. The garden and memorial were truly interesting. Peaceful. Interesting. If you have time, stop there!

This is a great place to come wander for half a day. The admission is reasonable and I'd like to think that it goes towards maintaining the place. There are lots of little wandering paths through the botanical gardens with lots of different plant varieties. The memorial itself is amazing and the views from up there are beautiful!

Small little garden with lots of cactus. Watch out for hairy caterpillars! Best part was that I got in free because it was my Birthday

There is an entry fee of $7.00. For my exprience while visiting here, this seems a bit pricey. This fee allows you to visit the garden and the Wrigley Memorial. The gardens contain labled plant material along the main walkway up to the memorial. The memorial is a great art deco designed structure with specacular views down the canyon and... More

We didn't actually get to visit this attraction, but didn't want to give it a bad rating. We were in Avalon while on a cruise with the Sapphire Princess. This was not a day the cruise ships normally came in, so they scrambled to get the drivers out to run the trolley. I suppose they could only find one, as... More

I would say this is definitely worth a stop. If you make the golf cart circuit it is a place you can stop. The botanical gardens focus on cacti and succulents but also feature other native plants. The memorial is fairly impressive and has a nice view, worth the climb.