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| Aerospace Museum of California |
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Ground control has cleared you for landing at the Aerospace Museum of California. On the former McClellan Air Force Base, the museum features dozens of meticulously restored military and civilian aircraft, NASA- supported exhibits, state-of-the-art Aviation Learning Center, flight simulator and gift shop. The museum is also a frequent stop for popular national traveling exhibits.

3200 Freedom Park Drive • McClellan Park
916.643-3192
www.aerospacemuseumofcalifornia.org
Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 10am-5pm |
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| California
Foundry History Museum |
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Foundries, where metal castings for bells, pipes, fire hydrants and more are produced, played a significant role in the development of California. Here, you will learn about California's oldest industry foundries from Gold Rush techniques to today's technology.
5301 Price Avenue • McClellan Park
916.929.8001
www.foundryhistory.com
Hours:Mon–Fri 11am–3pm
Free Admission |
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| The California Museum |
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The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts - home of the "California Hall of Fame" - is a new kind of history museum featuring captivating, active and engaging experiences about California and its people. The Museum celebrates the brave, intelligent, funny, inventive, adventurous and influential people who have helped make the Golden State shine so bright. The brightest of the bright, including the likes of Sally Ride, Tiger Woods and Willie Mays can be found in the "California Hall of Fame."
10th & 0 Streets • Downtown Sacramento
916.653.7524
www.californiamuseum.org
Hours: Tue Sat 10 am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm
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| California
State Capitol Museum |
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Want to rub elbows with California's most influential decision makers? The general public has been able to do just that since the State Capitol building opened its doors in Sacramento in 1869. Museum exhibits and historical items offer a glimpse into California's political past while the rest of the building acts as a living museum." Of course, California's elected officials just refer to the Capitol as the office."
Capitol Building, 10th & L Streets • Downtown Sacramento
916.324.0333
www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov
Hours: Daily 9am 5pm • Free Admission |
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| California State Indian Museum |
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Long before the Gold Rush, Native Americans made their home in California. The California State Indian Museum offers a fascinating glimpse into California's history and illustrates Native American culture, arts and the lifestyle of California's earliest inhabitants. Included are hands-on exhibits, which offer you the chance to try traditional Native American tools for yourself.
2618 K Street • Midtown Sacramento
916.324.0971
www.parks.ca.gov/indianmuseum
Hours: Daily 10am–5pm |
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| California State Military Museum |
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Attention! The California State Military Museum is the state's official military museum and research center, which features three floors of weapons, uniforms, photos and over 30,000 other artifacts that reflect California and U.S. military history from Colonial times through today. The museum houses an 18,000 volume research library and conference and meeting facilities.
1119 2nd Street • Old Sacramento
916.442.2883
www.militarymuseum.org
Hours: Tues–Sun 10am–5pm (please call for winter hours)
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| California
State Railroad Museum |
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All aboard for the world-famous Railroad Museum! Located at the birthplace of the Transcontinental Railroad, the expansive Railroad Museum showcases how railroads and their workforce have shaped our lives, economy and culture. Hobby enthusiasts will also enjoy Small Wonders: The Magic of Toy Trains," an impressive collection of over 1,000 vintage toy trains.
2nd and I Streets • Old Sacramento
916.445.6645
www.californiastaterailroadmuseum.org
Hours: Daily 10am–5pm
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| Crocker
Art Museum |
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Back in the 1800s Judge Edwin B. Crocker, of the influential early California Crocker family, decided it was time to bring a little culture to the Old West. Today, the Crocker Art Museum is the oldest continuously operated art museum west of the Mississippi. The elaborate Victorian of the finest collections houses structure one of master drawings and California art in addition to a vast collection of European and Asian art and international ceramics.
216 O Street • Downtown Sacramento
916.808.7000
www.crockerartmuseum.org
Hours: Tues–Sun 10am–5pm; 1st & 3rd Thurs 10am–9pm; Free Every Sunday 10am-1pm courtesy of Bank of America.
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| Discovery Museum Science & Space Center |
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Blast off to the Discovery Museum Science & Space Center, home to the Challenger Learning Center, where space travel is brought down to earth. Visit the Bone Zone and get your hands on skeletons, skulls and fossils. Our youngest visitors are welcome to play and learn in the Healthy Bones Diner with the drive-up window. The Discovery also houses a live-animal discovery room, nature trails, wildlife pond and Sacramento's only public planetarium. Bring your camera!
3615 Auburn Boulevard
916.575.3941
www.thediscovery.org
Hours: Tues–Fri noon–4:30pm; Sat–Sun 10am–5pm |
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| The Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum |
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California Pharmacy Museum Inspired by California's unique and rich history of pharmacy, the Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum is just what the doctor ordered. Come celebrate the role of the pharmacist in promoting the health and well-being of Californians since the state's inception in 1850.
4030 Lennane Drive • Natomas
916.779.1410
www.pharmacyfoundation.org
Hours: Mon–Fri by appointment • Free Admission |
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| Explorit
Science Center |
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If there are any budding Einsteins in your family, you'll want to head to Explorit. This hands-on science center lets the whole family get involved with activities and thematic exhibitions created to stimulate learning and share the wonders of science. Explorit also features a nature center and traveling programs.
2801 2nd Street • Davis
530.756.0191
www.explorit.org
Hours: Tues–Fri 2–4:30pm; Sat–Sun 11am–4:30pm |
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| Fairytale
Town |
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Fairytales, nursery rhymes and other children's stories come magically to life at Fairytale Town with giant play sets like the Crooked Mile, Jack and the Beanstalk, and real farm animals who make their home in the lush gardens of the park's two-plus acres of enchantment and fun.
3901 Land Park
Drive at Sutterville Road
916.264.5233
www.fairytaletown.org
Hours: Daily 9am–4pm; Nov–Feb Thurs–Sun 10am–4pm (weather permitting) |
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| Folsom
History Museum |
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The Folsom History Museum houses artifacts chronicling the settlement and development of the city of Folsom and the surrounding region Learn about native peoples, early settlers, the development of hydro-electric power at Folsom Lake, the Pony Express and the prison made famous by Johnny Cash, in addition to a vast selection of intriguing temporary exhibits and a gift shop.
823 Sutter Street • Folsom
916.985.2707
www.folsomhistorymuseum.org
Hours: Tues–Sun 11am–4pm |
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| Governor’s
Mansion State Historic Park |
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Built in 1877, the Governor's Mansion is a regal Victorian mansion that was the home of California's governors from George Pardee in 1903 until Ronald Reagan took office in the late 1960s. While the Capitol acted as the office, this mansion acted as the family home. Enjoy the opulently decorated rooms while learning all the tales, secrets and mischief of the families that lived there.
16th and H Streets • Midtown Sacramento
916.323.3047
www.parks.ca.gov/governorsmansion
Hours: Daily 10am–4pm |
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| Heidrick
Ag History Center |
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Though Sacramento has grown into a bustling cosmopolitan city, the region's roots are firmly planted on the farm. Just the Heidrick Ag History Center showcases a short drive from downtown Sacramento, the marvels of agriculture and commercial trucking with 130,000 square feet of interactive one-of-a-kind exhibits and the world's largest collection of antique agricultural equipment.
1962 Hays Lane • Woodland
530.666.9700
www.aghistory.org
Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 10am–3pm
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| Leland
Stanford Mansion State Historic Park |
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Leland Stanford, former California governor, railroad tycoon and founder of Stanford University, purchased what would become this elegant mansion for $ 8,000 in 1861. A recent restoration has recaptured the mansion's Victorian grandeur. Serving as the governor's office prior to the opening of the State Capitol, today it is the State's official location for diplomatic and protocol receptions, but non-diplomats can enjoy its grandeur on daily tours.
800 N Street • Downtown Sacramento
916.324.0575
www.lelandstanfordmansion.org
Hours: Daily 9:30am–5pm |
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| Museum
of Medical History |
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Experience the evolution of medicine from the Gold Rush to today in this unique museum presented by the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society. Exhibits include an iron lung, patent medicines and pharmacology, antibiotics and infectious diseases, Asian medicine, nursing, radiology, quackery and plenty of other tools that will make you grateful for today's modern medicine.
5380 Elvas Avenue • East Sacramento
916.456.3152
www.ssvms.org/museum.asp
Hours: Mon–Fri 9am–4pm • Free Admission |
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Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum |
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The Old Sacramento Schoolhouse allows you to experience California's early days of education in a living replica of an 1800s one-room schoolhouse. Enjoy the photographs, books, pot-bellied stove, desks and other antique items from the Gold Rush era, but be on your best behavior, or the schoolmarm might make you stay late and clap the dust off the erasers.
1200 Front Street • Old Sacramento •
916.483.8818
www.scoe.net/oldsacschoolhouse/about/index.html
Hours: Mon–Sat 10am–4pm; Sun 1–4pm • Free Admission
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Sacramento State Historic Park |
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Old Sacramento packs a lot of history into just a couple blocks. Check out the cluster of noteworthy early Gold Rush sites including iUTRE the Eagle Theatre, the BE Hastings Building (once home of the California Supreme Court), the western terminus of the Pony Express, and the 1 855 Big Four Building (now home to the Huntington & Hopkins Hardware Store and the California State Railroad Museum Library).
Front and I Streets • Old Sacramento
916.445.6645
www.parks.ca.gov/oldsacramento
Hours: Daily 10am–5pm • Free Admission |
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Historic City Cemetery |
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There's much more to see at Sacramento's Historic City Cemetery than you might first think. A true outdoor museum, the cemetery is adorned with ornate statues, t dramatic markers and lush gardens, providing a great record of California's history from the Gold Rush Era through today. Keep an eye out for the popular "Lantern Tours" held in October.
Enter on Broadway at 10th Street
916.448.0811
www.oldcitycemetery.com
Hours: Daily 8am–7pm; Oct-March Daily 8am–5pm •
Free Admission |
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| Sacramento History Museum |
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Formerly the Discovery Museum History Center, the Sacramento History Museum is a true celebration of all aspects of life in Sacramento over the past 200 years. The Museum tells the stories of our city founders, rivers, the Gold Rush, agriculture, the media, industry, culture and more. If it happened in Sacramento, it's happening at the Sacramento History Museum.
101 I Street • Old Sacramento
916.264.7057
www.cityofsacramento.org/ccl/
Hours: Tues–Sun 10am–5pm; Jun–Aug daily 10am–5pm |
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| Sacramento
Zoo |
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Take a walk on the wild side with the giraffes, tigers, monkeys and all their animal friends at the Sacramento Zoo. Situated in green and shady Land Park, this unique zoo features hundreds of rare and endangered animals in addition to hosting a wide variety of special events.
Land Park Drive at Sutterville Road • Land Park
916.808.5888
www.saczoo.com
Hours: Daily 9am–4pm; Nov–Jan Daily 10am–4pm |
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| Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Museum |
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Named in honor of the celebrated abolitionist and women's rights activist, the Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Museum is dedicated to bringing African, Asian, Hispanic and Native American art to the general public. Displaying art from around the world, the museum also features an extensive list of workshops, classes and special events.
2251 Florin Road • South Sacramento
916.320.9573
www.sojomam.org
Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–4pm; Sat–Sun 10am–5:30pm
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| Sutter’s
Fort State Historic Park |
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All aspiring pioneers will want to mosey on over to Sutter's Fort. Sacramento's road to cityhood can be traced back to this structure, built beginning in 1839, where John Sutter offered supplies and rest to pioneers. As the region's original commerce center, the fort offered a blacksmith shop, bakery, living quarters and more. Be on the look out for a colorful bunch of costumed "living history" docents who call the park home.
2701 L Street • Midtown Sacramento
916.445.4422
www.parks.ca.gov/suttersfort
Hours: Daily 10am–5pm
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| California Automobile Museum (formerly the Towe Auto Museum) |
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Vroom! Vroom! The California Automobile Museum chronicles the development and impact of the automobile with over 150 classic vehicles on display including race cars, muscle cars, hot rods, luxury cars and early models. Also on site is a rare Wurlitzer pipe organ from the 1920s. Don't forget to get a souvenir in the gift shop or enjoy a soda in the 50s style ice cream parlor.
2200 Front Street • Downtown Sacramento
916.442.6802
www.calautomuseum.org
Hours: Daily 10am–6pm |
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Fargo History Museum - Downtown |
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At the Wells Fargo History Museum’s downtown location, the company’s rich history is highlighted with interpretive exhibits that showcase Wells Fargo’s banking history, staging and its commercial role in Sacramento’s history. Original documents and artifacts include postal history, treasure boxes and the iconic and beautifully restored Concord stagecoach.
400 Capitol Mall • Downtown Sacramento
916.440.4161
www.wellsfargohistory.com
Hours: Mon–Fri 9am–5pm • Free Admission |
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Fargo History Museum - Old Sacramento |
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Make your next stage stop at the Wells Fargo History Museum in Old Sacramento and view artifacts including gold scales, a treasure box, a working telegraph and a model of a Concord stagecoach.
1000 2nd Street • Old Sacramento •
916.440.4263
www.wellsfargohistory.com
Hours: Daily 10am–5pm • Free Admission |
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Holiday
hours vary by location.
For more information about all
of
Sacramento’s museums,
please visit
our website at www.sacmuseums.org.
For information on lodging,
shopping,
and nearby attractions, please
visit the
Old Sacramento Visitors Center
at 1004 Second Street,
or call the Sacramento Convention
& Visitors Bureau
at (916) 808-7777 or visit www.discovergold.org.
Sacramento Regional Transit
information:
www.sacrt.com or (916) 321-BUSS.
For Amtrak schedules, fares
and ticketing:
www.amtrak.com or (800) USA-RAIL |
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