History and culture
Costa Mesa's arts district grew out of lima bean fields
South Coast Plaza and the nearby arts district sit on a story that reaches back to the Segerstrom family's lima bean ranch.
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Outdoors
Cove Oasis puts La Quinta right against the foothill trails
Cove Oasis is a 114-acre foothill trailhead. The 4.75-mile Bear Creek Trail connects it with central La Quinta, with exposed desert heat to plan around.
Cars and driving
Covina's station area is a rail stop and a planning clue
Covina Station gives the city a Metrolink stop, while nearby planning materials show how the station area fits into local growth.
History and culture
Crocker Art Museum grew from a family gallery into a public first
The Crocker Art Museum traces its roots to Edwin and Margaret Crocker's 1800s gallery, which became a public art museum in Sacramento in 1885.
Rules and licenses
Cypress Town Center Commons is the local land-use story to watch
Cypress Town Center Commons shows how the Los Alamitos Race Course area is being evaluated for housing, nonresidential use, parks, and new streets.
Outdoors
Dana Point Headlands has views, rules, and rare habitat
Dana Point Headlands gives the city a coastal trail system with ocean views, public access, native habitat, and rules that protect a sensitive bluff landscape.
History and culture
Davis helped make the tomato tough enough for a machine
UC Davis researchers helped create the mechanical tomato harvester and a tougher processing tomato, changing California farm work, food processing, and the Central Valley tomato industry.
History and culture
Davis put America's first official bike lane on an ordinary street
Davis became the first U.S. city to create official bicycle lanes in 1967, starting with Eighth Street and turning a college-town transportation problem into a lasting California first.
History and culture
Desert Hot Springs grew around its water story
Desert Hot Springs has a local identity tied to hot mineral water, desert geology, hotels, and life at the north side of the Coachella Valley.
Outdoors
Devil's Slide Trail shows Pacifica's coastal trail edge
Near Pacifica, Devil's Slide Trail follows an old Highway 1 segment with coastal overlooks, signs, restrooms, and future trail-link context.
Outdoors
Devils Postpile looks carved, but cooling lava made the columns
Near Mammoth Lakes, Devils Postpile shows how lava, cooling cracks, erosion, and glaciers made a wall of tall stone columns.
History and culture
Dinuba's walking tour starts with buildings people chose to keep
Dinuba's Historic Preservation Commission points visitors toward a walking tour, the Nichols House, and the Alta District Historical Society museum at the old depot.
History and culture
Disneyland began as a very different Anaheim story
Before Disneyland opened in 1955, Anaheim still had open farmland and orange groves, making the city's later change feel even larger.
History and culture
Donner Memorial State Park holds beauty and hard history together
Near Truckee, Donner Memorial State Park pairs lake recreation with careful Sierra history.
History and culture
Edwards grew from the flight that broke the sound barrier
At Muroc, later Edwards Air Force Base, Chuck Yeager's 1947 Bell X-1 flight became the first human flight faster than the speed of sound.
Outdoors
El Cerrito's Hillside Natural Area is open space inside the city
The Hillside Natural Area gives El Cerrito about 107 acres of city-owned open space, with trails, oak woodland, riparian areas, and wide Bay views.
Outdoors
El Mirage OHV Area starts near Adelanto
El Mirage gives the Adelanto area a major BLM off-highway recreation landscape with dry-lake rules, vehicle passes, camping, and changing access conditions.
History and culture
El Pueblo keeps early Los Angeles in one walkable place
El Pueblo de Los Angeles, Olvera Street, the old plaza, and nearby historic buildings make early Los Angeles easier to picture on foot.
History and culture
Elk Grove began with a stage stop and a name on a sign
Before Elk Grove became a large Sacramento County city, its name was tied to an 1850 stage stop on the old road between Sacramento and Stockton.
Outdoors
Ellis Lake gives Marysville a quiet center
Ellis Lake is one of Marysville's community park anchors, giving the city a green middle between downtown streets, neighborhoods, and local gatherings.
History and culture
Empire Mine shows how much of Grass Valley's gold story was underground
Empire Mine State Historic Park shows Grass Valley's deep hard-rock mining story through preserved buildings, gardens, mine features, and miles of old underground workings.
Outdoors
Esperanza Park connects Cathedral City to CV Link
Esperanza Park gives Cathedral City's Dream Homes neighborhood a new park with shade, play areas, fields, dog parks, and a connection to the regional CV Link path.
History and culture
Estudillo Mansion anchors San Jacinto's early city story
Estudillo Mansion and Francisco Heritage Park give San Jacinto a concrete place to understand rancho history, early city growth, and local museum exhibits.
History and culture
Eureka's Carson Mansion is redwood money turned into architecture
The Carson Mansion in Eureka grew from Humboldt County redwood wealth into one of California's most recognizable Victorian buildings.