In the Age of Exploration, early European mapmakers depicted California as a massive island drifting off the west coast of North America. This cartographic error persisted for nearly two centuries, ...

Please join the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation for the opening of a new exhibit at  Casa de la Guerra, Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real Life & Myth Making.  Though it lasted ...

In Berkeley, on and off the UC campus, Indigenous history gets glossed over along with the school's scandalous role in its ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary places hide in plain sight, like a perfectly preserved Victorian village tucked away in ...

Nestled among the citrus-scented hills of Redlands sits a blue-green turreted fantasy that makes Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle look like a starter home. Kimberly Crest House & Gardens isn’t just ...

La Loma Adobe was built the year after George Washington accepted surrender from Cornwallis in the Revolutionary War.

Riders in the National Pony Express Association’s annual Re-Ride traveled through western Nebraska on June 18, facing delays due to the intense heat, high elevation, uphill stretches that exhaust hors ...

To recreate the historic Pony Express runs, volunteers on horseback are riding from California to St. Joe, where the last rider is expected to arrive Saturday night.

USGS Maps; Top. NASA Images; Solar System Collection; ... (John George), 1860-1920. Publication date 1914 Topics Europe -- Description and travel Maps ... cdl; americana Contributor University of ...

It's rare, but hikers do sometimes find treasure. This mouthwatering list of undiscovered fortunes will turn your camping ...

UPDATE: The Linda Fire, which broke out Friday morning in Solano County, California, is now 10% contained, according to fire officials.Authorities have confirmed that the fire’s forward progress ...

Members of the California National Guard detain a protester in Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. Alexei Alekseyev/Sputnik via AP. The amicus brief in support of Newsom states that local law ...