GRIFFITH PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Griffith Park's Travel Town is a popular recreational space known for its train rides and museum. However, the site is also home to a dark chapter in U.S. History.

Travel Town Museum, in the northwest area of Griffith Park, is home to more than 40 historic railroad locomotives and cars and is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, free of charge.

At the northern end of Griffith Park, the Travel Town Museum showcases old trains and locomotives. Few people are aware that a much darker history lives on this spot, where Japanese, German and ...

The northwest corner of Griffith Park is the destination for train enthusiasts and curious kids. Travel Town, open all week, is a “railroad petting zoo” full of historic rail stock like an ...

The stretch of road between Griffith Park Drive from Travel Town to the Griffith Park Composting Facility has been closed to vehicles since June following community outcry after 77-year-old ...

The “toot! toot!” of the miniature train’s horn blasted as it carried adults and children on 16-inch gauge tracks that circle Griffith Park’s popular Travel Town Museum. On a warm July ...

The “toot! toot!” of the miniature train’s horn blasted as it carried adults and children on 16-inch gauge tracks that circle Griffith Park’s popular Travel Town Museum. On a warm July ...

The “toot! toot!” of the miniature train’s horn blasted as it carried adults and children on 16-inch gauge tracks that circle Griffith Park’s popular Travel Town Museum. On a warm July ...