California Fun Facts and Trivia

California Fun Facts & Trivia

"Cattle Drive Down Main Street," oil painting by Gwendolyn H. Branstetter, courtesy Branstetter Art Gallery.

Driving a herd of cattle down a street is against the law in Chico.

In Norco, all persons wishing to keep a rhinoceros as a pet must obtain a $100 license first.

It is illegal for women to drive in California while wearing a house coat.

At Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the Salton Sea State Recreation Area, summer temperatures are in the range of 120°

The tallest tree in the world, at 369 feet, is in Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

In the late 1850s, Kennedy Mine, located in Jackson, served as one of the richest gold mines in the world and the deepest mine in North America.

In Pacific Grove there is a law on the books establishing a $500 fine for molesting butterflies.

Located in Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum is the largest museum of its kind in North America.

Bowling on the sidewalk is illegal in Chico.

Death Valley in southern California is the lowest point in the United States at 282 feet below sea level.

If your dogs are found mating within 500 years of a church in Los Angeles, you could be punished by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.

It is estimated that each year there are approximately 500,000 detectable seismic tremors in California.

Los Angeles law forbids you from licking a toad.

Totaling nearly three million acres, San Bernardino County is the largest county in the entire United States.

The hottest day ever recorded in the United States was on July 10, 1913 at Death Valley, California, when the temperature reached a scorching 135 degrees.

Over 30,000,000 Legos were used to construct the attractions and decorations at Legoland in Carlsbad, California.

You may not hunt moths under street lights in Los Angeles.

You are breaking the law if you grow oleander flowers in Norco.

The best view in the United States is at Mount Diablo State Park. From the top of the 3,849 foot summit more of the earth's surface can be seen than any other peak in the world, except Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa.

The General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park, California, is the largest tree in the world, weighing more than 6,000 tons.

If you live in San Diego and you don’t take down your Christmas lights by February 2nd, you could be fined up to $250.

Over 200 years ago, winemaking made its debut in California. Although many people think it began in the vineyards of Napa Valley, winemaking actually started in San Juan Capistrano.

The General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park, California

In 1925 a giant sequoia located in California's Kings Canyon National Park was named the nation's national Christmas tree. The tree is over 300 feet in height.

It is against the law to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool in Baldwin Park, California.

Alpine County, one of the smallest in California has no high school, ATMs, dentists, banks, or traffic lights.

In San Jose, if you have more than two cats or dogs you are breaking the law.

In Burlingame, it is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.

If you cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles, you are breaking the law.

California is bigger than eighty-five of the smallest nations in the world.

In the early 1960s, the Whaley House in San Diego was designated as officially haunted by the U.S. Commerce Department. California's only other official haunted home is the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose.

In Shasta Lake, you may not raffle off a dog as a gift in any public place.

Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California Street in Temecula.

In Walnut, California, if you fly a kite more than 10 feet above the ground you are in violation of the law.

It is illegal to wear a Zoot Suit in Los Angeles.

In the 1940's, California law made it illegal to serve alcohol to a gay (homosexual) person.

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Zoot suit

It is illegal to wear a Zoot Suit in Los Angeles.

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