Banning Residence Museum

Just north of San Pedro, in the small town of Wilmington, the 1864 Greek-Revival home of Phineas Banning (1830–85) – aka the ‘father' of the port of LA – is now the Banning Residence Museum . Packed with a trove of gorgeous antiques, it offers an intriguing glimpse into the daily lives of well-heeled 19th-century Angelenos.