The site encompasses a small history museum covering the Temecula Valley, in the historic Vail Ranch Headquarters complex. The old Vail Ranch Headquarters buildings were preserved and used as commercial buildings with displays and historic equipment scattered throughout. The Mormon Battalion marched through town when laying out the Southern Emigrant Trail that the Butterfield Stage line and the pony express later used. Emigrants came through town and stopped at Wolf's Store and stage stop (located at the ranch headquarters) on their way to northern gold rush towns.