California history

Interested in visiting the 21 California missions? Check out this guide that shows you how to visit them all in 7 days and what to expect while at each one. It is a fantastic road trip along El Camino Real.

FREE California Unit Study for grades 3-8 -- learn about the "Golden State" with books, arts and crafts, recipes, and more!

My California history road trip revealed some interesting facts. We traveled back in time on that California history timeline to explore a mission, Sutter's Mill and more. #twoboysandadad #california #history #socialstudies #4thgrade

The oldest place in Northern California is a little-known gem that you'll definitely want to visit.

Here's what Los Angeles looked like before the stars came.

“Let’s go for a nice, long Sunday drive down to Long Beach,” they said. “We’ll get out of the city and take in some of that fresh sea air,” they said. “It’ll be fun!” they said. They lied. (Long Beach, California, circa 1935)

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Although nostalgia abounds for Angels Flight and the Great Incline up Echo Mountain, these classic funiculars were hardly alone. Three incline railways from Southern California history have largely escaped the public memory.

Beautiful sketches of the historic California Missions by artist Chandler O'Leary

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