Points of Interest
Although unincorporated, Midway City has a variety of points of interest. The Albert E. Schwab American Legion Post has an original lifeguard's tower from Huntington Beach as an unusual landmark in its parking lot. In addition, the interior of the Legion Post's club includes several 40-foot-wide murals commemorating U.S. World War II military history events such as the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Stanton Park includes a $350,000 memorial dedicated to Vietnamese American and general American history. In addition, at Midway City Feed Store, a local landmark built in 1942, visitors can buy farm implements and rabbits, guinea pigs, baby chicks, ducklings, and goslings from the stores large yellow barn. Moreover, visitors can enjoy one of Orange County's biggest St. Patrick's Day celebrations at Brothers of Saint Patrick, which has been in Midway City since 1948.
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