The International Printing Museum, located in Southern California, is a dynamic museum devoted to bringing the history of books, printing and the book arts to life for diverse audiences. The staff and volunteers make it their mission to take one of the world’s most...

The Banning Museum was built in 1864 by Phineas Banning the founder of Wilmington, CA. Eleven of the twenty-three rooms of the Greek Revival style residence are carefully restored in Victorian period style and open to the public.

Welcome to the Toyota USA Automobile Museum Purpose of museum: To preserve a collection of significant model offerings and milestone vehicles representing Toyota’s history in the United States. These vehicles tell the story of Toyota’s timeless commitment to...

Founded in 1924 to preserve and share the rich history, art, and culture of Pasadena and neighboring communities, Pasadena Museum of History has developed into one of the country's premiere institutions of its size.

The Torrance Historical Society and Museum was founded in 1973, and the Museum opened its doors in 1979. The purpose of the Torrance Historical Society is to promote interest in and education in the history of Torrance and the San Pedro Rancho; to promote historical...

The Drum Barracks is the last remaining original American Civil War era military facility in the Los Angeles area. Located in the Wilmington section of Los Angeles, near the Port of Los Angeles, it has been designated as a California Historic Landmark, a Los Angeles...

The Dominguez Rancho Adobe is California Historical Landmark Number 152, and in 1976 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. The adobe of Manuel Dominguez, on the Mexican land grant of Rancho San Pedro,...

Rancho Los Cerritos was a 27,054-acre (109.48 km2) 1834 land grant in present day eastern Los Angeles County and Orange County, California. The grant was the result of a partition of the Rancho Los Nietos grant. "Cerritos" means "little hills" in Spanish. The rancho...

The museum's collection includes: 1902 Baldwin steam locomotive; Southern Pacific tender; 1910 Union Pacific caboose; Santa Fe caboose; Union Pacific boxcar; Union Oil tank car

The archive contains more than 100,000 items including documents, maps, photographs, books, scrapbooks, yearbooks, architectural pieces, textiles, uniforms, advertising, menus, postcards, blueprints, publications, phone and address directories, historical...