Bigger, faster and more powerful than her predecessor the ship Titanic, the RMS Queen Mary lived a long life that included 1,001 successful Atlantic crossings. Built at the John Brown shipyard on the Clyde, Scotland, in 1937, the Queen Mary held the record for the...

The mission of our museum is to collect, preserve, and display the deeply rich history of the Long Beach Fire Department. Our collection has grown over time from little more than an idea and one old fire truck to a collection that can show the evolution of fire...

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 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...

Founded in 1980, the Los Angeles Maritime Museum covers the history of Los Angeles Harbor through exhibits, tours, and programming. Exhibits include a history of commercial diving in Los Angeles Harbor, a Navy Hall that features large ship models such as the U.S....

The rooms, galleries and corridors of the Museum contain a variety of exhibits and displays which include: the history of Los Angeles harbor defenses, home-front activities in the greater Los Angeles area during the World Wars, Civil Defense, American Pacific Theater...

The mission of the Point Fermin Lighthouse Museum and Historic Site is to educate and inform the public about the lighthouse's role in the history of California and its influence on the area of San Pedro and its people emphasizing its function as a navigational...

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...

Located in the adobe building which originally housed the volunteer fire department, this museum features a Hall of Fame that includes displays that honor local residents who have received national and or international recognition in sports or other fields of...

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