Visiting... with Huell Howser Season 10 Episodes

Episode 1

Fire Museum

Mon, Jan 21, 200225 mins

Huell visits historic Fire Station No. 30 on S. Central Avenue in Los Angeles which houses the African American Firefighter Museum, a nonprofit dedicated to collecting, conserving, and sharing the heritage of African American firefighters.

Episode 2

Mount Rubidoux

Sun, Mar 24, 200228 mins

Huell visits Mount Rubidoux which rises 500 feet just west of downtown Riverside. Now a popular city park and landmark, the first outdoor non-denominational Easter Sunrise Service was held there in 1909 and is still a local tradition.

Episode 4

Webb School

Wed, Mar 27, 200226 mins

Huell goes to The Webb Schools in Claremont to visit the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, the only such museum on a high school campus in the world. He then joins class of 1961 alumni for a reunion trip to a dig site near Barstow.

Episode 5

Mosaics

Sun, May 5, 2002

Huell visits master mosaic artist Dennis O'Conner whose work can be seen all across the Southland and who has created some of the largest and most amazing mosaics in America.

Episode 6

Organ Grinders

Tue, Apr 30, 2002

Huell visits Descanso Gardens in La Cañada for a good old-fashioned rally with the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors Association featuring everything from show box size monkey grinders to huge organs that once traveled around Europe.

Episode 7

Stealth Ship

Sun, May 19, 200227 mins

Huell goes to Navy Pier in San Diego to visit the Sea Shadow, a futuristic vessel built in 1983 to test new naval technologies, especially signature control, better known as stealth.

Episode 9

Falcons

Thu, Jun 6, 200227 mins

Episode 10

Neon Tour

Thu, Mar 21, 200228 mins

Huell visits the Museum of Neon Art to learn about the history of neon, then climbs aboard a double-decker bus for a twilight tour of L.A.'s great neon signs.

Episode 11

Griffith Park Live Steamers

Tue, Jul 23, 200227 mins

Huell visits Griffith Park for a day of riding the rails with Los Angeles Live Steamers. Founded in 1956 by train enthusiasts with the goal of educating people about railroad history, the club runs 7-1/2" gauge model trains for the public.

Episode 12

Fairplex Garden Train

Mon, Jun 24, 200228 mins

Huell visits Fairplex in Pomona to see the Garden Railroad, the oldest and largest of its kind in the US. Open all year and a big hit of the L.A. County Fair, the display depicts various eras in California history from the 1800s to today.

Episode 14

Hall of Justice

Thu, Jul 18, 200227 mins

Episode 15

Fairplex Railroad Museum

Fri, Apr 26, 200228 mins

Huell visits RailGiants Train Museum at Fairplex, the L.A. County Fairgrounds, in Pomona. Hosted by the Southern California Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, it houses some well-preserved locomotives and railcars.

Episode 16

Elephant Update

Sat, May 4, 2002

Huell visits the San Diego Wild Animal Park again to see Nita, the retired elephant who had been raised by trainer Charlie Franks.

Episode 17

Lucky Baldwin Railcar

Mon, May 13, 200228 mins

Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was one of the great characters of Southern California history during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a pioneer and real estate tycoon who owned the land that would become Arcadia, Monrovia, and Baldwin Hills. Upon his death in 1909 his vast wealth was willed to his two daughters. One of the first purchases indulged in by eldest daughter Clara Baldwin Stocker, who was 65 at the time, was a specially commissioned 1912 Pullman Palace Car custom-built for her in Chicago, Illinois. She named it "California" and it was assigned Santa Fe #100. Huell visits the new Nethercutt Museum building (opened June, 2000) in Sylmar where this beautiful railcar can now be seen on free tours. After a brief look at some of the museum's 100 automobiles, he heads out back for a special personal tour of this lavish railcar. It has been perfectly restored to its original grandeur after it was rescued within a month of it being gutted and turned into a dining car. The railcar contains Clara's sleeping quarters and full bathroom, guest rooms, complete kitchen, dining area, and servants quarters for a full staff. Additional amenities include a self-contained steam heating and hot water system, a wine locker under the floor, and music room with automatic pianino for entertainment.

Episode 18

Lucky Baldwin Cottage

Thu, May 23, 2002

Huell visits the Queen Anne Cottage at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden which was built on the former property of Lucky Baldwin in 1885 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Episode 20

Didgeridoo Festival

Thu, Jun 13, 200229 mins

Huell visits the town of Joshua Tree for the Didgeridoo Festival, a celebration of the world's oldest wind instrument. It brings together devotees and beginners alike who make, play, and listen to these Aboriginal Australian instruments.

Episode 21

Coastal Cactus Garden

Fri, Nov 1, 200228 mins

Huell visits The Hamlet at Moonstone Gardens Restaurant in Cambria. When the owners bought a three-acre nursery and gardens of exotic succulents and cacti, they converted the building to a restaurant but kept the gardens for all to enjoy.

Episode 22

Los Alamos

Fri, Jul 5, 2002

Huell visits the historic town of Los Alamos located off Highway 101 halfway between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. It is home to two architectural gems, a Victorian mansion and the Union Hotel, both dating back to the late 1800s.

Episode 23

Abalone Farm

Sat, Jul 13, 200229 mins

Overfishing and pollution caused the decline of wild abalone along the coast. Huell visits The Abalone Farm, near Cayucos, which has been raising and selling abalones since 1968. He also samples some farm-raised abalone at a local cafe.

Episode 25

Cattle Boat

Mon, Aug 5, 200230 mins

Huell visits with the Vail and Vickers families, who had been cattle ranching on Santa Rosa Island from 1901 to 1998, to learn about their custom-built boat named the Vaquero used to get the cattle to the mainland for market.

Episode 29

Outpost

Wed, Jan 1, 200330 mins

"The Outpost" was named after Harrison Gray Otis's country retreat in the rural Hollywood of the 1910's. Otis was the first editor of the Los Angeles Times. The "Outpost" sign was once the largest neon sign in the world and stood above Runyon and Outpost Canyons in the Hollywood Hills during the 1920s, 30s and 40s. The red neon sign, built to promote C. E. Toberman's "Outpost Estates" real estate development, was a rival at that time to the Hollywoodland sign, and amazingly has been brought out of the past by Huell, Bob and Steve. The show uncovers this California landmark, as it currently lies obscured by weeds and dirt above the modern day Runyon Canyon Hills. It also reviews the history and architecture of the "Outpost Estates".

Episode 30

Goat Restaurant

Tue, Feb 17, 2026

Episode 31

Magician

Fri, Feb 28, 200327 mins

Huell visits John Gaughan, a magician who for 35 years has designed and built illusions for big-name magic acts and stage effects for rock musicians. He also collects and restores vintage magic devices dating back to the 18th Century.

Episode 32

Mushrooms

Tue, Feb 25, 200328 mins

Huell goes to the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden to visit the Wild Mushroom Fair held annually by the Los Angeles Mycological Society.

Episode 33

Munch Box

Thu, Apr 10, 200326 mins

Huell visits The Munch Box in Chatsworth, a popular burger stand that has been around since 1956 and is now officially a historic-cultural landmark.

Episode 35

Model Boats

Tue, Apr 8, 200326 mins

Huell visits with the Orange County Model Sailing Club as they cruise radio-controlled schooners on the lake at Mason Regional Park in Irvine during their mid-winter Schooner Argosy where all models are based on real, pre-1940 schooners.

Episode 36

Ambassador Auditorium

Wed, Apr 9, 2003