Skip to content

The History Mom

Making history your story

  • Home
  • Welcome
    • About
  • Destinations
    • Chronological Destinations
    • Travel Guides
    • United States
      • Alabama
        • Birmingham Civil Rights Historical Sites (Alabama)
        • Montgomery Civil Rights Historical Sites (Alabama)
        • US Space and Rocket Center (Alabama)
      • Arizona
        • Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)
        • Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona)
      • California
        • La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles)
        • San Francisco (California)
          • Alcatraz (San Francisco)
        • USS Midway Museum (California)
        • Whaley House at Old Town San Diego (California)
        • Yosemite National Park (California)
      • Georgia
        • Delta Flight Museum (Georgia)
        • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (Georgia)
      • Hawaii
        • Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
      • Kentucky
        • Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park (Kentucky)
        • Mary Todd Lincoln House (Kentucky)
      • Louisiana
        • New Orleans, Louisiana
          • National WWII Museum (Louisiana)
      • Massachusetts
        • Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum (Massachusetts)
        • Plymouth, Massachusetts
      • New Mexico
        • Los Alamos (New Mexico)
      • New York
        • New-York Historical Society Mini-Review
        • Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (New York)
      • North Carolina
        • Andrew Johnson’s birthplace and Bennett Place (Raleigh/Durham)
        • Asheville (North Carolina)
          • Biltmore (Asheville)
        • Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (North Carolina)
        • North Carolina Museum of History (Raleigh)
      • Pennsylvania
        • Gettysburg National Military Park (Pennsylvania)
        • James Buchanan’s Wheatland (Pennsylvania)
        • Lancaster, Pennsylvania
        • National Civil War Museum (Pennsylvania)
        • Philadelphia
          • Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia)
          • Museum of the American Revolution (Philadelphia)
          • Valley Forge National Historical Park (Philadelphia)
      • South Carolina
        • Charleston, SC
          • Charleston, SC Museums
          • Fort Sumter (Charleston)
        • Kings Mountain National Military Park (South Carolina)
      • Tennessee
        • Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage (Tennessee)
        • National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis)
        • Parthenon (Tennessee)
        • President James K. Polk Home and Museum (Tennessee)
        • Tennessee State Museum
      • Texas
        • Fort Worth, Texas
        • George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum (Texas)
        • Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum (Texas)
        • Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Texas)
        • Waco Mammoth National Monument (Texas)
      • Virginia
        • Richmond (Virginia)
          • Agecroft Hall and Gardens (Richmond)
          • American Civil War Museum (Richmond)
          • Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia (Richmond)
          • English Homes in America
          • Henricus Historical Park (Richmond)
          • Historic Polegreen Church (Richmond)
          • Historic St. John’s Church (Richmond)
          • Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond)
          • Library of Virginia (Richmond)
          • Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site (Richmond)
          • Maymont (Richmond)
          • Poe Museum (Richmond)
          • Richmond National Battlefield Park (Virginia)
          • The Valentine (Richmond)
          • Tuckahoe Plantation (Richmond)
          • Virginia Capital Trail
          • Virginia Capitol (Richmond)
          • Virginia Holocaust Museum (Richmond)
          • Virginia Museum of History and Culture (Richmond)
          • Virginia War Memorial (Richmond)
          • Wilton House Museum (Richmond)
        • Virginia Black History
        • Berkeley Plantation (Virginia)
        • Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia)
        • Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum (Virginia)
        • Farmville (Virginia)
        • First Landing State Park (Virginia)
        • Fort Monroe (Virginia)
        • Fredericksburg National Military Park (Virginia)
        • George Washington’s Ferry Farm (Virginia)
        • Highland (Virginia)
        • Historic Westover (Virginia)
        • James Madison Museum (Virginia)
        • James Monroe Museum (Virginia)
        • Jamestown (Virginia)
        • Last week of the Civil War (Virginia)
        • Lucy Burns Museum (Virginia)
        • Monticello (Virginia)
        • Montpelier (Virginia)
        • Mount Vernon (Virginia)
        • National Air and Space Museum – Udvar-Hazy Center
        • National D-Day Memorial (Virginia)
        • National Museum of the Marine Corps (Virginia)
        • National Museum of the United States Army (Virginia)
        • Outdoor Virginia Presidential Sites (Virginia)
        • Pamplin Historical Park (Virginia)
        • Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown (Virginia)
        • Petersburg National Battlefield (Virginia)
        • Presidential sites on Virginia’s Northern Neck
        • Robert Russa Moton Museum (Virginia)
        • Sherwood Forest (Virginia)
        • Shirley Plantation (Virginia)
        • Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest (Virginia)
        • Virginia Road Trip
        • Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum (Virginia)
        • Yorktown (Virginia)
      • Washington, DC
        • Ford’s Theatre (Washington, DC)
        • Lincoln’s Cottage (Washington, DC)
        • National Archives Museum (Washington, DC)
        • National Mall Monuments and Memorials(Washington, DC)
        • Smithsonian Museums along the National Mall (Washington, DC)
        • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington, DC)
        • Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Washington, DC)
        • National Portrait Gallery (Washington, DC)
        • The White House (Washington, DC)
        • U.S. Capitol (Washington, DC)
        • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington, DC)
        • Washington National Cathedral
      • West Virginia
        • Greenbrier Bunker and Presidents’ Cottage Museum (West Virginia)
      • Wyoming
        • Fossil Butte National Monument (Wyoming)
        • Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)
        • Jackson Hole (Wyoming)
        • Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)
        • Yellowstone/Grand Teton Road Trip
      • 20th Anniversary of 9/11
      • Black History Sites
      • Civil Rights Road Trip
      • Civil War Trails
      • Hamilton sites (United States/Caribbean)
      • Historic Holiday Homes
      • Historic Holiday Tours
      • Historical Sites near a Beach
      • National Parks
      • Presidential and First Lady Sites
    • Europe
      • Amsterdam
      • Brussels (Belgium)
        • European Union Parliament (Brussels)
      • England
        • Hampton Court Palace (England)
        • IWM Duxford (England)
        • London
          • British Library (London)
          • The British Museum (London)
          • Churchill War Rooms (London)
          • Houses of Parliament (London)
          • Imperial War Museum (London)
          • Kensington Palace (London)
          • Royal Air Force Museum (London)
          • Tower of London (London)
          • Westminster Abbey (London)
        • Oxford (England)
        • Shakespeare’s Stratford
        • Windsor Castle (England)
        • York, England
      • France
        • Normandy (France)
        • Paris
          • Cluny Museum (Paris)
          • Conciergerie (Paris)
          • Musée de l’Armée Invalides (Paris)
      • Ireland
        • Irish Road Trip
        • Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
        • Clonmacnoise (Ireland)
        • Dingle (Ireland)
        • Dublin (Ireland)
          • Book of Kells/Trinity College (Dublin)
          • Dublinia (Dublin)
          • EPIC (Dublin)
          • GPO Witness History Museum (Dublin)
          • Kilmainham Gaol (Dublin)
          • National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (Dublin)
        • Kilkenny Castle (Ireland)
        • Kinsale/Charles Fort (Ireland)
        • Muckross House (Ireland)
        • Rock of Cashel (Ireland)
        • Titanic Experience (Ireland)
      • Italy
        • Florence, Italy
        • Orvieto, Italy
        • Pisa (Italy)
        • Pompeii (Italy)
        • Rome
          • Ancient Rome: Colosseum, The Forum, and Palatine Hill (Rome)
          • Vatican City (Rome)
        • Siena (Italy)
      • Scotland
        • Edinburgh, Scotland
          • Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh)
          • The Real Mary King’s Close (Edinburgh)
      • Spain
        • El Escorial (Spain)
        • Sagrada Família and Park Güell (Spain)
        • Toledo, Spain
    • My Favorite Historical Destinations
    • Travel Tips
      • Road Trip Planning 101
  • Books
    • Book Lists
      • Favorite Civil War Books for Children
      • Favorite WWII Books for Kids and Teens
    • Booking It Through History
      • Booking It Through History: First Ladies
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Martha Washington
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Abigail Adams
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – The Jefferson Ladies
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Dolley Madison
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Elizabeth Monroe 
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Louisa Catherine Adams 
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Rachel Jackson
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – The Van Buren Women
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Anna Harrison
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – The Tyler Women
        • Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Sarah Polk
    • Favorite Books
    • Newsletter Book Pairings
    • Most Anticipated Books
      • Most Anticipated Fall 2023 Releases
      • Most Anticipated Summer 2023 Releases
      • Most Anticipated Releases – Spring 2023
      • Most Anticipated 2023 Releases – First Quarter
      • Most Anticipated Fall 2022 Releases
      • Most Anticipated Summer 2022 Releases
      • Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Books, January – June, 2022
      • Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Releases of 2021
    • Fall Reading
    • Holiday Reading
    • Summertime Historical Fiction
    • Travel with Books
    • Year of Historical Reading
  • Online Resources
    • Online History Resources
    • Homeschooling History
    • Virtual Tours of Presidential and First Lady Sites
    • Women’s History Resources
  • Gift Guides
    • 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
    • 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
    • 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
    • 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
    • 2019 20 Days to Christmas Gift Guide
  • Newsletter
  • Media
  • Contact

California

Historical sites reviewed by The History Mom

Southern CA:

  • Los Angeles
    • La Brea Tar Pits
  • San Diego 
    • USS Midway Museum
    • Whaley House at Old Town San Diego 

Northern CA:

  • San Francisco
    • Alcatraz
  • Yosemite National Park

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Like this:

Like Loading...

I’d love for you to join my monthly newsletter list where I discuss books I love each month and provide corresponding historical sites. Sign up above!

Processing…
Success! You're on the list.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.

https://www.instagram.com/thehistorymom/

Connect on Facebook!

Connect on Facebook!

Goodreads

Follow The History Mom via Email

Click to follow The History Mom and receive notifications of new posts by email. This is not my monthly newsletter, just a notification of new posts.

Powered by WordPress.com.
%d