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...

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...

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combs and spurs used during the mid-1800s, artifacts and photos from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, unpublished photographs...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...

Excellent first-person insight into early California, San Gabriel’s development, and the Victorian period are offered at the San Gabriel Historical Association Museum and lovely, Victorian Hayes House. Information about the Gabrielino-Tongva Indians, local schools...

The mission of the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is to collect, preserve and recognize Arcadia's heritage; to create a shared identity for a diverse community; and to celebrate the City's rich history with exhibits and programs.

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...

Completed about 1816 as a grist mill for Mission San Gabriel, the original two-story structure measured 53 by 26 feet. It is the oldest commercial building in Southern California. The lower walls are five feet thick and are composed of oven-baked brick and volcanic...

South Pasadena history is told beginning with the original Native American residents, through the Mexican ranchos, to the Indiana Colony, and the 20th century. South Pasadena had 2 of the most popular and spectacular attractions starting in the late 1800s. See...