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10 Episodes 1996 - 1996
Episode 2
30 mins
Huell Howser dives into the state's most historic swimming pools, including the Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle, the 1932 Olympic swimming stadium and the "David Hockney Pool" at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Episode 3
30 mins
Huell Howser visits locations of several "California Firsts," including the state's first oil well, the spot where gold was discovered and the place where the nation's first long-distance transmission of electricity occurred.
Episode 4
30 mins
A visit to the West Coast's oldest naval base, the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, which is scheduled to close on April 1, 1996 after 142 years of service. Host: Huell Howser.
Episode 6
30 mins
Yosemite National Park's "firefall," a spectacle in which burning embers were poured off Glacier Point, is recalled by local residents. The twilight attraction has been popular with tourists for nearly 100 years. Host: Huell Howser.
Episode 7
30 mins
A tour of the former Governor's Mansion and a trip to a hermit's cabin in the Sierra foothills. Host: Huell Howser.
Episode 8
30 mins
Hot-rod racers at Muroc Dry Lake in California's Mojave Desert. Host: Huell Howser.
Episode 9
30 mins
Buffalo on Catalina Island and camels at Ft. Tejon State Historic Park (between Bakersfield and L.A.). The buffalo are descendants of those brought from the California mainland for a silent movie shot in 1924.
Episode 10
30 mins
A visit to the Northern California town of San Juan Bautista, site of the state's largest Spanish mission church. Host Huell Howser also tours the nearby plaza and historic park, and chats with a town historian, Leonard Cactano.
Episode 11
30 mins
A visit to Santa Rosa Island off the coast of Santa Barbara, part of Channel Islands National Park. Segments focus on its natural wonders and colorful human history. Included: an Old West cattle ranch.
Episode 12
30 mins
A visit to San Francisco's serene Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, which has enchanted visitors for over a hundred years with its bridges, paths and flowering cherry trees. Also: a talk with descendants of the grounds' original caretakers.