What’s the deal with that building in Buena Park that looks like Philadelphia’s Independence Hall?
The hall dates back to 1966, when Walter Knott fulfilled his dream to build a replica next to his Knott’s Berry Farm theme park. There’s a near-replica of the Liberty Bell inside which, at 2,075 pounds, is just five pounds lighter than the original. You’ll also find historical exhibits and a theater, which plays a slide show about the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence. (Parts of the 2004 film “National Treasure” were shot here, too.) Q: I’ve heard the scariest place in California is in Orange County. True? A: Many people believe that. It’s called Black Star Canyon, located near Irvine, and it’s genuinely creepy. Named after the Black Star Mining Co., which began to excavate coal in the area around 1878, the canyon is where residents of a Native American village reportedly were killed by Spanish ranchers nearly five decades earlier. Some claim the massacre is why so many visitors to the canyon have reported hearing moans and cries in the hills. They also have claimed to se
