Of special interest to visitors is the Historical Museum operated and maintained by the Monterey Park Historical Society.

Beginning in 1951, noted actor and collector, Vincent Price, donated art objects from his personal collection to ELAC, establishing the first “teaching art collection” owned by a community college. In 1957, the Vincent and Mary Grant Price Gallery — as it was...

The museum has an excellent display of photographs and other items depicting the early days of Pico Rivera.

Pio Pico State Historic Park is the site of "El Ranchito," also known as the Pio Pico Adobe or Pio Pico Mansion, the final home of Pío Pico, the last Governor of Alta California under Mexican Rule and a pivotal figure in early California history. Just west of the...

The American Military Museum has been collecting, preserving, restoring, and sharing the largest inter-service collection of military equipment in the Western United States for over 57 years. Come and visit our facility in South El Monte and check out the collection...

The Whittier Historical Society was formed in 1970 and its immediate purpose was to start a Museum in the city of Whittier. Through the efforts of several determined individuals, a building was purchased and the Whittier Museum was open to the public in 1983. Since...

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was founded 8 September 1771 by Blessed Junípero Serra. The mission is named for Archangel Gabriel. The original site for the mission carried the Indian name Sibagna, or Tobiscagna. Moved from its original site because of disruptions by...

Built in 1860, the Jonathan Bailey House was occupied by Jonathan Bailey in 1887. He was a leader in the development of Whittier, and his home a center of the city's early business, social and religious activity. The house was deeded to the City of Whittier in 1975...

Visitors can view a sprig of Edelweiss picked in 1603 that had been circulated in circus tents and sideshows in Europe, slippers, combs and spurs used during the mid-1800s, artifacts and photos from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, unpublished photographs...

THE MUSEUM opened at this site in 1991 after a number of moves in search of a permanent home. For many years, however, the Historical Association had been collecting pictures and other research materials, as well as many artifacts which illustrate life in San Gabriel...