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California's Gold with Huell Howser

California's Gold with Huell Howser

Huell Howser's signature series has been exploring the Golden State's rich history, cultural diversity, natural wonders, and amazing people for over 20 years.

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Upcoming Airdates

  • Thursday May 1, 7:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
  • Friday May 9, 7:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
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Michael Adams
28:00
Huell travels north to the Yosemite Valley to meet up with Michael Adams.
Aztec Wigwam
27:15
Huell travels back to a bygone era when he tours the Aztec Hotel and the Wigwam Motel.
Life in Death Valley
28:17
Huell explores the beauty and unexpected biodiversity of Death Valley.
Tuolumne Meadows
27:35
Huell visits Tuolumne Meadows inside Yosemite National Park and learns about the history.
John Muir Special
54:07
Huell meets and speaks to famed naturalist and Sierra Club founder "John Muir" reenacted.
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0:30
Premiering on Monday, May 9 at 7:00 PM, a new episode features Huell visiting the home of Los Angeles icon Charles Fletcher Lummis in Highland Park.
Huell Howser accepts an invitation to spend a couple of days with the Blue Angels and ends up not only watching them train, but actually gets to go up with them in an F/A18 Hornet.
Huell Howser with Poppies
0:16
Huell visits two California restaurants that are great examples of "California's Gold," Foster's Freeze and Farmer Boys.
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1:34
Huell watches  a performance of the song, "La Primavera," at the Lummis House in Highland Park being recorded onto a wax cylinder.
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1:04
Huell takes in a performance of the song, "La Noche Esta Serena," at the Lummis House in Highland Park.
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4:50
Huell meets the granddaughters of Charles Lummis at the Lummis House in Highland Park to learn more about his home, his travels, and his preservation work.
Join Huell as he explores one of America’s oldest, strangest and most beautiful lakes.
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