Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
History
Native American tribes, Spanish colonial
presidios
(forts), Catholic missions and Mexican
pueblos
(towns) have all left traces here for you to find
.
Mission San Juan Capistrano
A painstakingly restored jewel along 'El Camino Real,' Cali-
fornia's mission trail.
San Diego's Old Town
Time travel back to the late 19th century at California's first civilian
Spanish
pueblo
.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
Get swept up by the atmosphere of LA's earliest days along
lively Olvera St.
Monterey State Historic Park
Beautifully preserved brick and adobe buildings from Califor-
nia's Spanish, Mexican and American periods.
San Francisco
Prowl Chinatown's back alleys, channel the Beats in North Beach or tour the
hippie-psychedelic Haight.
Hearst Castle
A fantastical hilltop mansion filled with priceless art and antiquities on the
Central Coast.
Interior of Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo
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