Top rated Historic sites in Avenal, United States to elevate your visit (Updated May, 2024)

Top rated Historic sites in Avenal

Experience the best that Avenal has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 26 places from Historic site category.

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Star Trek Historic Film Site

Historical place

👍👍 One of the United States' most recognizable movie and television backdrops is only a short drive away from Hollywood itself. People come here not just for the photo and hiking opportunities, but also to climb the rocks, film their music videos and recreate the most realistic fight sequence of all ti...

4.90 (282 reviews) (~235.91 km from centre)

Mobius Arch Loop Trailhead

Hiking area

The highly unusual rock formation, the Mobius Loop, is reached on this short desert trail.

4.80 (936 reviews) (~191.85 km from centre)

Mount Whitney Summit Shelter

Shelter

👍 Good view. Limited oxygen. Be smart, don't put yourself in the position of having to use this shelter.

4.80 (34 reviews) (~176.57 km from centre)

Fort Ord National Monument

Hiking area

Home to 35 species of rare flora & fauna, this undeveloped wildland offers over 80 miles of trails.

4.70 (687 reviews) (~155.99 km from centre)

New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum

Museum

👍👍 Friendly, well informed guide. Beautiful drive past farms and forests enroute. Pretty house (named Casa Grande), well thought out and executed exhibits with plenty to see, hear, read about how quick silver was mined, used, and affected the people involved. Historic, scientific, and social storie...

4.70 (162 reviews) (~199.56 km from centre)

Bickel Camp

Historical place

4.70 (75 reviews) (~212.04 km from centre)

St. Francis Dam Disaster Site

Historical place

👍 Planet of the Apes dreamscape. Amazing to walk among the ruins of the dam. No restrictions on access - 5 ⭐. No signs at all. We walked past the ruins - 4⭐. Fortunately, some knowledgable locals showed us the way. What we thought were large rocks downstream were gigantic blocks of concrete from th...

4.70 (66 reviews) (~218.57 km from centre)

Hearst Castle

Castle

Guests explore the art & grounds of the 20th-century mansion built by the eponymous media magnate.

4.60 (10.6K reviews) (~100.31 km from centre)

Mission Soledad

History museum

👍👍 This is by far the smallest of all of the missions but, for what is left, it is well preserved. The lady working there was very nice and explained that everything was free which, is unusual. The museum is small but has meaningful remnants. The chapel is also very small. They do not have weekly servi...

4.60 (422 reviews) (~118.74 km from centre)

Olivas Adobe Historic Park

Park

Park featuring a Monterey-style adobe house & courtyard built in the 19th century.

4.60 (243 reviews) (~211.66 km from centre)

South Coast Railroad Museum

Museum

History & technology of railroading explored at a historic depot offering short rides & exhibits.

4.60 (107 reviews) (~175.45 km from centre)

Woodside Store Park

Historical place

👍👍 Really nice place!! We didn’t know where to go with my husband, so we found this place since we love the history!! We met Kathy and Gary there, really knowledgeable and friendly!!! Definitely awesome people!!! We really recommend visit this place and have a beautiful and interesting conversation wi...

4.60 (84 reviews) (~248.61 km from centre)

San Juan Bautista State Historic Park

State park

👍👍 Well maintained state park that preserves the artifacts linked to the Mission San Juan Bautista. The entrance fee is $3 per person. Part of the exhibits were the horse carriages, a historic residence, an Adobe, Hotel Plaza. We did witness blacksmith and fur-trade demonstrations. Worth visiting!

4.60 (83 reviews) (~156.78 km from centre)

Homestead Acre & Museum

Historical place

👍👍 This was my Ranch Grandmas house! My family would visit every Holiday. I remember many summers at my Ranch Grandmas. Playing cowboys and Indians in the yard and on the big rock in the back. So many wonderful memories!!! Miss you Ranch Grandma!

4.60 (32 reviews) (~237.81 km from centre)

Winchester Mystery House

Historical place museum

Sprawling landmark with a staircase leading nowhere & other odd features designed to confuse ghosts.

4.50 (13.9K reviews) (~218.55 km from centre)

Fort Tejon State Historic Park

Park

An 1850s fort that now offers static & living history exhibits, plus 400-year-old oak trees.

4.50 (1.1K reviews) (~168.24 km from centre)

Rudy Ortega Park

Park

👍👍 Rudy Ortega Park is an historic park sitting on the site of a village of the Fernandeno Tataviam Mission Band of Indians. The tribe is in the process of seeking federal recognition which would make it the first recognized tribe in Los Angeles county. Visitors can learn of the history of the Tataviam...

4.50 (145 reviews) (~244.15 km from centre)

Ravenswood Historic Site

Historical place

👍👍 Was there for an event it was beautiful I wish I had gotten more pictures of the scenery overlooking the vineyard. It was lovely

4.50 (95 reviews) (~234.35 km from centre)

FAC Water Tower

Historical place

👍👍 It's a Fresno Landmark and thing of beauty.

4.40 (129 reviews) (~87.28 km from centre)

Andres Pico Adobe Park

Historical place

👍👍 Interesting, well preserved adobe. The old Lankershim Reading Room has been moved there as well. The Southern Pacific Railroad shanty is something I have never seen before

4.30 (44 reviews) (~245.19 km from centre)

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Top rated Historic sites in Avenal, United States