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Community and Culture
Much more than shop-’til-you-drop, Beverly Hills is home to significant architecture, world-class cuisine, delightful public spaces and community events year ‘round.

The Cactus Garden, on Santa Monica Boulevard between Camden and Bedford, is home to one of the world’s largest collection of cacti and succulents – and one of the few such gardens in an open-air public setting. The 14-acre Beverly Gardens were established in 1911, and remain a favorite charitable cause of local gardeners and nature enthusiasts.

On Beverly Drive, The Museum of Television and Radio pays homage to the entertainment industry that drives much of the local economy. Designed by Richard Meier, of Getty Center Museum fame, the museum houses a library of over 75,000 television and radio shows. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is headquartered 12 blocks away on Wilshire Boulevard.

Beverly Hills residents have myriad family-oriented events throughout the year, many of which are held at the local Farmer’s Market on Canon. The annual pie-baking (June), chili-cooking (August) and strawberry pancake (March) festivals bring out local food lovers each year. The world-renowned Playboy Jazz Festival goes local each May with a community concert in the Civic Center Plaza – a locale that is an outstanding example of Spanish Renaissance architecture.