Facts About California's Towns and Cities

Interesting facts about some of the cities and towns in California, from the California Travel and Tourism Commission.

• Beverly Hills is the only city to boast: no hospital, no cemetery, no billboards, and no telephone or power wires.
• The Beverly Hills zip code area is the richest per-capita area in the nation.
• Beverly Hills is the most filmed city in the world.
• California is home to more drive-in movie theater screens than any other state with 123 screens at 60 sites.
• Eureka is home to the world's tallest living Christmas tree, standing more than 125 feet in height.
• Hollywood is home of the world's largest outdoor amphitheater, the Hollywood Bowl.
• Modesto is home to the world's largest winery and the world's largest cannery, the E.J. Gallo Winery and the Tri-Valley Growers cannery.
• San Diego is home to the largest military complex in the world (165,000 active duty and civil service personnel).
• Riverside is home to California's first bicycle club.
• Humboldt County is home to the tallest totem pole in the U.S., measuring 160 feet in height.
• Bishop is home to the Mule Days Parade, the "longest" non-motorized parade in the world.
• Barstow is the last Main Street city with Route 66 still named Main Street.
• The O'Neil Company, inventor of the wetsuit and manufacturer of surfboards, is located in Santa Cruz.

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