This is the first in a series of columns I plan to write about hidden treasures you can visit in Southern California. They’re unique, interesting and sometimes wacky, but all of them are worth seeing.

ST. LOUIS – On a hot summer day, it may seem like a no-brainer to swim or play in the water at Kerth Fountain in Forest Park, but this water was never meant for swimming, according to Forest Park ...

Water was flowing in the fountain at Hillcrest Park for the first time in some 40 years. And it was a hot day, so yeah, kids celebrated on Saturday, May 5, the repair of the historic fountain by ...

Anna Ball of East Granby, Conn., uses the recently repaired water fountain between the playground and the Zoo in Forest Park. and adjacent playground. Every time we visit, my 3-year-old, Benjamin, ...