Palomar Community College District is located in North San Diego County, California. The main campus is located in San Marcos on a 252 acre site. In 1973, a five acre hillside on the main campus was set aside for an arboretum. Soon thereafter, many trees, palms and...

The Escondido Children's Museum fills a community need by offering a wholesome, educational, and appealing gathering place for families, schools, and other groups that serve children. ECM programs and exhibits cultivate school readiness and lifelong learning. As only...

Our mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpretthe history of Escondido, California.

Discover the history and tranquil beauty of this former working ranchero, once owned by actor Leo Carrillo. Secluded in the heart of a magnificently landscaped 27-acre canyon, this historic park contains and protects romantic hand-crafted adobe buildings, antique...

The Vista Historical Society & Museum gathers, preserves, and archives historical items and documents from the individuals, families, and businesses, that have made the city of Vista California their home in San Diego County.

Alta Vista Gardens has developed a new standard for botanical gardens. While holding true to traditional scientific approach to botanical gardens, and providing an interactive, living classroom for North San Diego County students, the gardens take a new approach to...

Visit the 163-year old Rancho Buena Vista Adobe for a fun and educational experience!

Lawrence Welk was an accordian-player-turned-conductor of a big band. The band was augmented by a few string players, accordions, guitars, and various singers. The Lawrence Welk band or "Champagne Music Makers" played a weekly television show which ran continuously...

The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, a nonprofit corporation, collects, preserves and displays examples of mechanical ingenuity and crafts associated with the early days of the American farm and rural community.

Rancho Guajome hacienda depicts a unique example of Anglo-Hispanic architecture built on an original Mexican land grant. Distinguished as a National Historic Landmark for its contribution to our nation's history, the rambling twenty-room adobe ranch house, built with...