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The family car trip became a ritual in the 50s and 60s with the kids often saying "Are we there yet?" The popularity of the home movie camera coincided with the post-war baby boom and the advent of the station wagon. The interstate highway system made it easy for families to hit the road, preserving their vacation memories in canisters of eight-millimeter film.

The finest and most unique products created right here in the Central Valley. From Steve Rex, a custom bicycle manufacturer whose work is turning heads, to Kyler S., a 12-year-old boy who created a character that earned a permanent spot on the Cartoon Network, to Ron Rodecker creator and co producer of PBS show Dragon Tales, and finally to Java City, a big coffee company who started in Sacramento.

Renowned artist Wayne Thiebaud takes you on a journey of how he became the artist that he is today. Wanting to paint simple objects that he had never seen painted before, he began painting items such as cakes and pies, dresses, and shoes. He provided Sacramento with its first public work of art by painting an abstract montage that covers the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) offices.

A look at the remnants of the original downtown Sacramento area, which still exists beneath the sidewalks. Flooding in the mid-19th century forced Sacramentans to build a "new" city on top of the old one, but many storefronts and facades still exist – though not for much longer, unless a conservation campaign starts soon. Hosted by actor and comedian Jack Gallagher.