So much of California's history is preserved in Old Sacramento. The area is considered a National Historic Landmark.

If you’re into history, especially the Gold Rush era, California has some incredible towns that bring the past to life. These places offer a glimpse into the lives of miners, settlers, and merchants ...

Chinese immigrants who came to the Gold Rush often faced mob-fueled, government-sponsored, newspaper-backed discrimination, racism and hatred as soon as they arrived in California and the Mother Lode, ...

MIDLAND, N.C. (InvestigateTV) — The California Gold Rush of 1848 triggered a mass migration west, but gold was discovered more than 50 years earlier in North Carolina, 2,000 miles east of California.

For the third year, San Francisco’s Witter Coin will host a treasure hunt across the city collectively worth over $50,000. The grand prize? An incredibly rare, $50 gold piece from 1851 valued at ...