California Foundry History Institute
2971 Warren Lane
El Dorado Hills, El Dorado County, California
California State Capitol Museum
10th and L Streets
State Capitol, Room B-27
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-324-0333
Gold Nugget Museum
502 Pearson Road
Paradise, Butte County, Calfironia
Phone: 530-872-8722
Kearney Mansion Museum
Kearney Park
7160 West Kearney Boulevard
Fresno, Fresno County, California
Kern Valley Historical Society Museum
49 Big Blue Road
Kernville, Kern County, California
Maturango Upper Mojave Desert Museum
100 E. Las Flores Avenue
Ridgecrest, Kern County, California
Phone: 760-375-6900
Oakland Museum of California History
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Phone: 510-238-2200
Shoshone Museum
California State Hwy 127
Shoshone, Inyo County, California
Tehachapi Heritage League Museum
310 Ssouth Green Street
Tehachapi, Kern County, California
Phone: 661-822-8152
Los Angeles County
Autry National Center
Previously known as the Museum of Western Heritage
Griffith Park
Los Angeles, California
Drum Barracks Civil War Museum
1052 Banning Blvd
Wilmington, California
Hollywood Heritage Museum
Hollywood History Museum
Max Factor building
1660 N. Highland Avenue
Hollywood, California
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles Police Museum
6045 York Blvd
Los Angeles, California
Manhattan Beach Historical Society Beach Cottage
1601 Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Manhattan Beach, California
Mount Lowe Railway Preservation Society
Page Museum / La Brea Tar Pits
Pasadena Museum of History
470 West Walnut Street
Pasadena, California
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum
6616 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, California
San Dimas Museum
Located at 210 W. Bonita Avenue
in San Dimas, California
Southwest Museum of The American Indian
(This museum has merged with The Autry Museum)
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Warner Brothers Studio
Wells Fargo History Museum at Los Angeles
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Marin County
Marin Museum of the American Indian
Miwok Park
2200 Novato Boulevard
Novato, CA
Novato History Museum
815 DeLong Avenue
Novato, California
Mariposa County
Mariposa Museum and History Center
519 Jessie Street
Mariposa, California
Monterey County
Boronda Adobe House
333 Boronda Road in Salinas, California
Monterey Maritime Museum & History Center
5 Custom House Plaza
in Monterey, California
Nevada County
Firehouse #1 Museum
215 Main Street
in Nevada City, Ca.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
Located at 5 Kidder Court
in Nevada City, California
Northstar Mine Powerhouse & Pelton Wheel Museum
11505 Via Vista
Nevada City, California
Orange County
The Bradford House
136 Palm Circle
Placentia, California
Heritage Hill Historical Park
25151 Serrano Road
Lake Forest, California
Placer County
Forest Hill Divide Museum
Sacramento County
California Bear Flag Museum [History]
Located at 7364 Windbridge Drive
Sacramento, California
California State Indian Museum
2618 K Street
Sacramento, California
California State Railroad Museum
125 I Street
Old Sacramento, California
California State History Museum and State Archives
California State Library
California State Military Museum
State Capitol Museum [Architecture & History]
Sutters Fort State Historical Park
Midtown Sacramento
between K & L Street
and 26th and 28 Streets
Wells Fargo History Museum at Old Town Sacramento
1000 Second Street in Sacramento, California
San Bernardino County
Barstow Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum
Calico Museum and Ghost Town
just northeast of Barstow, CA
off of Interstate 15.
Mojave River Valley Museum
270 Virginia Way
Barstow, California
Redlands Glass Museum
1157 N. Orange St., 4 blocks north of the I-10 in Redlands, CA
San Bernardino County Museum
Victor Valley Museum (dead link Sep 10)
Western America Railroad Museum (online museum)
San Diego County
Balboa Park
America's Largest Urban Cultural Park
Bonita Museum & Cultural Center
4355 Bonita Road in Bonita,
adjacent to the Bonita Sunnyside Branch Library
Cabrillo National Monument
La Casa De Estudillo
Old Town, San Diego State Historic Park
in San Diego, California
Machado-Stewart Adobe House
Old Town, San Diego State Historical Park
in San Diego, California
Marston House
Museum of San Diego History
Located in Balboa Park,
Old Town San Diego
2383 San Diego Avenue in San Diego, California
Old Town State Historic Park
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
San Diego Sheriff's Office Museum
Old Town State Historic Park
2384 San Diego Avenue
Serra Museum [History]
Presidio Park.
Villa Montezuma [Historical Photo]
Wells Fargo History Museum at San Diego
2733 San Diego Avenue in San Diego, California
William Heath Davis House Museum & Information Center
410 Island Avenue in the downtown historic Gaslamp District of San Diego.
San Francisco County
Prison Cell in Alcatraz
Click for larger image
Alcatraz Island [Photos and Multimedia]
Tours leave several times daily from Pier 33 on
The Embarcadero
California Historical Society Museum
Golden Gate Railroad Museum
The Museum of the City of San Francisco
[1906 earthquake]
Octagon House
2645 Gough Street in San Francisco, California
Seymour Pioneer Museum
Wells Fargo History Museum at San Francisco
420 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum
Located at 11793 N. Micke Grove Road
in Micke Grove Regional Park
between the cities of Stockton and Lodi
San Mateo County
San Mateo County History Museum
2200 Broadway in Redwood City, California
Sanchez Adobe Museum
1000 Linda Mar Blvd in Pacifica, California
The Woodside Store
3300 Tripp Road in Woodside California
Santa Barbara County
Santa Ynez Valley Historical Society
3396 Sagunto Street
Post Office Box 181
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
805-688-7889
Santa Clara County
Moffet Field Historical Museum
Portuguese Historical Museum [History]
1650 Senter Road in San Jose, California
San Jose Historic Park
Wings of History Museum
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History
Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County Museum
910 South Main Street in Yreka, California
Solano County
Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
Capitol of California 1853-1854
115 West G Street in Benicia, California
Tehama County
Tehama County Museum
Dorner of C & 3rd Streets
Tehama, California
Tulare County
Three Rivers Historical Society Museum
42268 Sierra Drive in Three Rivers, California
Tuolumne County
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park [Explore & Learn]
Ventura County
Ventura County Museum of History and Art
Yolo County
Hattie Weber Museum
Heidrick AG History Center
Woodland Stroll Through History
Open Historic Homes
Yolo County Historical Museum
Woodland, California
Yuba County
Yuba-Feather Museum
19096 New York Flat Road
Forbestown, California
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