History in California

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

This historic home has survived wars, drought, and financial woes to become a California landmark.

This museum honors the farming past of the “Salad Bowl of the World.”

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

A train tunnel that was made obsolete by the dam it helped create.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.