This building was built as the Foreign and Domestic Arts Building for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. It was extensively remodeled and expanded (including an added court-yard) in 1935 for the California Pacific International Exposition. In the late 1990s, the entire building was torn down and rebuilt to look exactly as it did in 1935.
You enter the courtyard and see signs for a visitors center. Being a vistor yourself, you decide to enter.
Inside the visitor's center, you find a piece of paper lying on the ground. It says "Résumé" on it. Fascinating...
To the north-west, you can see the statue of El Cid, a notable war hero from Spain. He rides a beast called a 'horse' and looks very much alive, although you seem to remember the story about him invoving being strapped to his so that he could lead his troops in one final charge after his death.
North of the House of Hospitality is the small Timken Museum, that looks completely out of place amongst the larger 'Spanish Baroque' buildings.
Further to the north, beyond the Timken Museum, lies the decaying Botanical Building, where exotic plants were once cultivated. You suspect that without any caretakers, the harsh summer droughts of the Mediterranean climate have long since killed the collection.
To the west, you see the House of Charm.
To the east, you can see stairs surrounded by some senile lavenders and wild native plants, leading to a Science Center next to a huge fountain.