Solvang, the Danish town in California

Solvang, Danish for "sunny field" is a small city in southern California.

Solvang was founded in 1911 by a group of Danes who traveled west to establish a colony far from the midwestern winters.

The architecture of many of the façades and buildings reflects traditional Danish style.

Much of the Oscar-winning film Sideways (2004) was filmed in Solvang and in nearby Buellton.

A replica of a 19th-century Danish streetcar, the horse-drawn Hønen ("the hen") taking visitors around.

Thanks in large part to its unique half-timbered architecture, Solvang attracts over one million visitors per year.

Tourists were initially attracted to Solvang by the visit of Denmark's Prince Frederik in 1939.

But it was in 1947, following a feature article in the Saturday Evening Post, that they began to flock to the town.

But it was in 1947, following a feature article in the Saturday Evening Post, that they began to flock to the town.

The Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum has many vintage racing bikes.