History and culture
The Muckenthaler puts Fullerton art on a hilltop estate
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center turns a former family estate into a public arts place with exhibits, concerts, classes, and lawns above Fullerton.
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History and culture
The Museum of Making Music gives Carlsbad a hands-on music story
Carlsbad's Museum of Making Music looks at how musical instruments are made, sold, played, collected, and shared through exhibits, performances, education, and hands-on experiences.
History and culture
The OC Fairgrounds give Costa Mesa a year-round gathering place
OC Fair & Event Center started with Orange County's early fair tradition and now works as a 130-acre public gathering place with the fair, Centennial Farm, Heroes Hall, concerts, markets, and events.
History and culture
The old Torrance library now holds the town's early story
Torrance Historical Society and Museum uses the former Post Avenue Library to tell the story of Old Torrance, the San Pedro Rancho, and the planned city that followed.
History and culture
The Starlight Bowl gives Burbank a hillside stage
Burbank's Starlight Bowl is a hillside performance place with roots in older outdoor concerts, a 1951 dedication, and a current restoration effort.
History and culture
The Triton Museum gives Santa Clara a local art room
Santa Clara's Triton Museum of Art focuses on accessible exhibitions, education, community programs, and California artists near the city's civic center.
History and culture
The Vacaville Museum widens the story beyond one town
The Vacaville Museum preserves Solano County history and culture, giving Vacaville a local doorway into farms, towns, families, and change across the county.
Outdoors
The Wave gives Dublin a summer waterpark and a year-round pool
The Wave in Dublin combines a seasonal outdoor waterpark with a year-round natatorium, lap swimming, swim lessons, fitness classes, slides, splash play, picnic areas, and locker rooms.
History and culture
The Wieghorst Museum gives El Cajon a western art anchor
The Olaf Wieghorst Museum in downtown El Cajon honors a western artist who lived in the city, with galleries, his restored home, and garden spaces.
Home and property
Thousand Oaks bulky items go through Athens with yearly limits
Thousand Oaks residents can schedule free bulky item collections through Athens, with limits on the number of collections and items each calendar year.
Cars and driving
Torrance Transit has local routes, L.A. Express fares, and TAP
Torrance Transit riders should separate local routes, L.A. Express service, route schedules, fares, and TAP or pass questions.
History and culture
Town Square Park gives Murrieta's historic downtown a gathering lawn
Murrieta Town Square Park and Amphitheater adds a central lawn, tiered seating, events, concerts, and a civic gathering place beside City Hall in Historic Downtown Murrieta.
Cars and driving
TRACER is Tracy's city bus system
TRACER gives Tracy fixed-route bus service, paratransit and on-demand options, mobile ticketing, and route updates that are worth checking before a trip.
History and culture
Turlock rebuilt its Carnegie library into an arts center
Turlock's Carnegie Arts Center began as a 1916 Carnegie library, survived a major 2005 fire, and now keeps art close to downtown.
Rules and licenses
Turlock Transit mixes fixed routes with on-demand rides
Turlock Transit has seven fixed routes, paratransit, on-demand rides, live route tools, and fare details that can change the best way to make a local trip.
Cars and driving
Vacaville City Coach has routes plus on-demand City Coach Direct
Vacaville City Coach includes fixed routes, City Coach Direct on-demand rides, paratransit, taxi scrips, and rider tools like Ride Pingo.
Home and property
Vacaville splits utility billing from water and sewer questions
Vacaville residents use Utility Billing for water and sewer bills, but water and sewer service questions go through the Utilities Department contact paths.
Cars and driving
Vallejo SolTrans has local routes and express service
SolTrans gives Vallejo riders local routes, express options, day-pass fare tiers, youth fares, reduced fares, alerts, and customer service in one transit system.
History and culture
Vallejo's old City Hall holds a Navy town's memory
The Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum connects local life with Mare Island, U.S. Navy history, city stories, and downtown heritage.
History and culture
Valley Boulevard gives Alhambra a modern business spine
Alhambra's three-mile Valley Boulevard corridor brings together markets, restaurants, banking, services, and cultural energy that help explain the city's modern San Gabriel Valley role.
History and culture
Ventura City Hall still feels like a courthouse on the hill
Ventura City Hall began as the 1912-13 Ventura County Courthouse, with terra cotta, marble, a copper dome, public art, and school tour possibilities.
History and culture
Ventura Pier carries the old wharf story into a beach walk
Ventura Pier, once known as Ventura Wharf and San Buenaventura Wharf, is a wooden pier and historic landmark tied to trade, fishing, views, and community care.
Cars and driving
Victorville VVTA routes cover more than one kind of trip
Victorville riders use VVTA routes for local trips, mall and college connections, High Desert links, and longer routes toward Barstow or San Bernardino.
History and culture
Victorville's logistics airport grew from George Air Force Base
Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville uses part of the former George Air Force Base, turning a military airfield into a desert aviation and logistics site.