California History Sights

Since the Spanish arrived in California in the 1700s, a lot of things have changed. These places will help you discover the history that has made California what it is today

Los Angeles

• Los Angeles Conservancy Tours
• Los Angeles History Museums
• Mission San Gabriel
• Mission San Juan Capistrano
• Mission San Fernando
• Richard M. Nixon Library
• Ronald Reagan Libraryone of our favorites

San Francisco

• Angel Island
• Mission Dolores
• San Francisco History Museums

San Diego

• Gaslamp Quarter
• Mission San Diego
• Old Town San Diego

Other Locations

• California Lighthousesone of our favorites
• Old Sacramento

• Route 66

• Spanish-Era Missions
• Sutter's Mill(Gold Discovery)

Rest of the West

• Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
• Chaco Canyon, Arizona
• John Wesley Powell Museum, Page, Arizona
• Klondike National Historic Park, Seattle
• Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado one of our favorites
• Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson
• Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts, Santa Fe
• Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Oregon Lighthouses
• Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Washington
• Santa Fe Historic Walks, New Mexico
• Taos Pueblo, New Mexico one of our favorites
• Underground Tour, Seattle one of our favorites
• Palatki Heritage Site, Sedona, Arizona
• Wupatki National Monument, Flagstaff, Arizona

Return to the California for Culture Lovers Index to find more artistic and cultural places to go on your California vacation.