We invite you to view our exhibits, make use of the research library, and join with us in the exciting adventure of historical preservation, education and research. Since history is made by people, we honor the Los Nietos Valley pioneers and our City's namesake,...

The Watts Towers or Towers of Simon Rodia in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, is a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet (30 m). The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato...

The Columbia Memorial Space Center is a hands-on learning center that is dedicated to bringing the excitement of space science to children of all ages. Located in Downey, California, we strive to be the most accessible space science center in the Los Angeles area....

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,...

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.

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...

Ralph J. Bunche House, also known as the Ralph Bunche Peace & Heritage Center, was the Victorian-Bungalow style boyhood home of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche located in South Los Angeles. It was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument-HCM #159 by...

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...

The Clarke Estate is a historic landmark and was designed by renowned architect Irving Gill. It is an elegant site for outdoor weddings, receptions, and special adult events.

We are a museum of family and community history, preserving five generations of memories and artifacts. Come visit us and take a tour of our five acres of rusty, dusty history, and hear stories about the ranch and early Santa Fe Springs. Our landmark focal point is...