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The State of California has a variety of museums, visitor centers, and cultural attractions in the following counties. Before visiting a museum listed on this page, be sure to check its address and hours of operation by visiting its website or contacting it. The museum may have relocated or closed, and hours of operation may be irregular. Tourist information is available at your fingertips by clicking on the California county name you are interested in visiting.

Point Pinos Lighthouse in Monterey, California

Point Pinos Historic Lighthouse, Monterey, California

Each county is suffixed by a parenthesized value, indicating the number of listings in that county.

California Counties

• Alameda (16)
• Alpine (1)
• Amador (2)
• Butte (5)
• Calaveras (2)
• Colusa (1)
• Contra Costa (10)
• El Dorado (5)
• Fresno (8)
• Glenn (2)
• Humboldt (7)
• Imperial (2)
• Inyo (1)
• Kern (18)
• Kings (3)
• Lake (3)
• Los Angeles (80)

• Madera (6)
• Marin (6)
• Mariposa (1)
• Mendocino (5)
• Merced (3)
• Mono (2)
• Monterey (8)
• Napa (7)
• Nevada (1)
• Orange (22)
• Placer (5)
• Plumas (2)
• Riverside (22)
• Sacramento (8)
• San Bernardino (16)
• San Diego (51)
• San Francisco (18)

• San Joaquin (8)
• San Luis Obispo (10)
• San Mateo (6)
• Santa Barbara (14)
• Santa Clara (24)
• Santa Cruz (7)
• Sierra (1)
• Siskiyou (6)
• Solano (3)
• Sonoma (17)
• Stanislaus (4)
• Tehama (2)
• Tulare (4)
• Tuolumne (3)
• Ventura (11)
• Yolo (3)
• Yuba (1)

Alameda County

Alpine County

Alpine County Museum
School Street
Markleeville, California 96120 Map
1-530-694-2317

Amador County

Amador Whitney Museum
14170 State Highway 49
Amador City, California 95601 Map
1-209-267-0928
Monteverde General Store Museum
11 Randolph
Sutter Creek, California 95685 Map
1-209-267-1431

Butte County

Chico Museum
141 Salem Street
Chico, California 95928 Map
1-530-891-4336
Westside Little League Park
1550 Marauder Street
Chico, California 95973 Map
1-530-345-4912
Yuba Feather Historical Museum
19096 New York Flat Road
Forbestown, California 95941 Map
1-530-675-1025
Located in the Chico area.
Gridley Museum
601 Kentucky Street
Gridley, California 95948 Map
1-530-846-4482
Located in the Chico area.
Gold Nugget Museum
502 Pearson Road
Paradise, California 95969 Map
1-530-872-8722
Located in the Chico area.

Calaveras County

Calaveras Visitors Bureau
1192 South Main
Angels Camp, California 95222 Map
1-209-736-0049
Mokelumne Hill History Society Inc
8328 Main Street
Mokelumne Hill, California 95245 Map
1-209-286-1770

Colusa County

Sacramento Valley Museum
1495 E Street
Williams, California 95987 Map
1-530-473-2978

Contra Costa County

El Dorado County

El Dorado County Historical Society Museum
524 Main Street
Placerville, California 95667 Map
1-530-626-0773
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.
Lake Tahoe Historical Society Museum
3058 US Highway 50
South Lake Tahoe, California 96150 Map
1-530-541-5458
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.
Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority
1156 Ski Run Boulevard
South Lake Tahoe, California 96150 Map
1-530-544-5050
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.
Tallac Museum & Historic Site
Highway 89
South Lake Tahoe, California 96150 Map
1-530-541-5227
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.
Tallac Museum Store
Emerald Bay Road
South Lake Tahoe, California 96156 Map
1-530-542-2787
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.

Fresno County

Glenn County

Alta Schmidt House Museum
936 4th Street
Orland, California 95963 Map
1-530-865-5444
Willows Museum
336 West Walnut Street
Willows, California 95988 Map
1-530-934-5644

Humboldt County

Imperial County

Calexico Parks Recreation & Community Center
707 Dool Avenue
Calexico, California 92231 Map
1-760-768-2176
Located in the El Centro area.
Pioneers Museum
373 East Aten Road
Imperial, California 92251 Map
1-760-352-3211
Located in the El Centro area.

Inyo County

Eastern California Museum
155 North Grant
Independence, California 93526 Map
1-760-878-0258
Located in the Bishop area.

Kern County

Kings County

Adventure Park
1495 Glendale Avenue
Hanford, California 93230 Map
1-559-582-6000
Hanford Carnegie Museum Inc
109 East 8th Street
Hanford, California 93230 Map
1-559-584-1367
Mooney Sarah A Memorial Museum
542 West D Street
Lemoore, California 93245 Map
1-559-925-0321
Located in the Hanford-Corcoran area.

Lake County

State Parks and Recreation Department
5300 Soda Bay Road
Kelseyville, California 95451 Map
1-707-279-2267
Located in the Clearlake area.
Lake County Museum
255 North Main Street
Lakeport, California 95453 Map
1-707-263-4555
Located in the Clearlake area.
Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center
15500 Central Park Road
Middletown, California 95461 Map
1-707-987-4270
Located in the Clearlake area.

Los Angeles County

Madera County

Marin County

Mariposa County

Mariposa Museum & History Center Inc
5119 Jessie Street
Mariposa, California 95338 Map
1-209-966-2924

Mendocino County

Anderson Valley Historical Museum
12340 Highway 128
Boonville, California 95415 Map
1-707-895-3207
Located in the Ukiah area.
Mackerricher State Park Visitors Center
24100 Mackerricher Park Road
Fort Bragg, California 95437 Map
1-707-964-8898
Located in the Ukiah area.
Mendocino Coast Historical
32151 Airport Road
Fort Bragg, California 95437 Map
1-707-964-8687
Located in the Ukiah area.
Van DAMM State Park Visitor Center
8125 North Highway 1
Littleriver, California 95456 Map
1-707-937-4016
Located in the Ukiah area.
Kelley House Museum Inc
45007 Albion
Mendocino, California 95460 Map
1-707-937-5791
Located in the Ukiah area.

Merced County

Central California Historical Military Museum
2 Museum
Dos Palos, California 93620 Map
1-209-392-8264
Located in the Merced area.
Gustine Museum
397 4th Street
Gustine, California 95322 Map
1-209-854-2344
Located in the Merced area.
Milliken Museum
905 Pacheco Boulevard
Los Banos, California 93635 Map
1-209-826-5505
Located in the Merced area.

Mono County

Mammoth Museum and Historical Preserve
5489 Sherwn Creek Road
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546 Map
1-760-934-6918
Mammoth Ski Museum
100 College Parkway
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546 Map
1-760-934-6592

Monterey County

Napa County

Nevada County

Grass Valley Museum
410 South Church Street
Grass Valley, California 95945 Map
1-530-273-5509

Orange County

Placer County

For Tourist Information
13411 Lincoln Way
Auburn, California 95603 Map
1-530-887-2111
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.
Joss House Museum
215 Sacramento Street
Auburn, California 95603 Map
1-530-823-0373
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.
Tahoe Maritime Museum
5205 West Lake Boulevard
Homewood, California 96141 Map
1-530-525-9253
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.
Placer Valley Tourism
300 Harding Boulevard Suite #109
Roseville, California 95678 Map
1-916-773-5400
North Lake Tahoe Historical Socatson Cabin Museum
560 North Lake Boulevard
Tahoe City, California 96145 Map
1-530-583-8717
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.

Plumas County

Portola Railroad Museum
PO Box 608
Portola, California 96122 Map
1-530-832-4131
Westwood Museum
311 Ash Street
Westwood, California 96137 Map
1-530-256-2233

Riverside County

Sacramento County

San Bernardino County

San Diego County

San Francisco County

San Joaquin County

San Luis Obispo County

San Mateo County

Santa Barbara County

Santa Clara County

Santa Cruz County

Sierra County

Underground Gold Miners Museum
356 Main Street
Alleghany, California 95910 Map
1-530-287-3330

Siskiyou County

Solano County

Western Railway Museum
Highway 12
Rio Vista, California 94571 Map
1-707-374-2978
Located in the Vallejo-Fairfield area.
Vacaville Museum
213 Buck Avenue
Vacaville, California 95688 Map
1-707-447-4513
Located in the Vallejo-Fairfield area.
Museum Book Shop
734 Marin Street
Vallejo, California 94590 Map
1-707-643-0077

Sonoma County

Stanislaus County

Great Valley Museum of Natural History
1100 Stoddard Avenue
Modesto, California 95350 Map
1-209-575-6196
Hillier Air Museum
700 Tioga Drive
Modesto, California 95354 Map
1-209-526-8297
Hershey Visitor's Center
1400 South Yosemite Avenue
Oakdale, California 95361 Map
1-209-848-8126
Located in the Modesto area.
Oakdale Cowboy Museum & Tourist Center
355 East F Street
Oakdale, California 95361 Map
1-209-847-7049
Located in the Modesto area.

Tehama County

Kelly Griggs House Museum
311 Washington Street
Red Bluff, California 96080 Map
1-530-527-1129
Tehama County Museum
3D Centre
Tehama, California 96090 Map
1-530-384-2595
Located in the Red Bluff area.

Tulare County

Alta District Society & Depot Museum
289 North K Street
Dinuba, California 93618 Map
1-559-591-2144
Located in the Visalia-Porterville area.
Porterville Museum
257 North D Street
Porterville, California 93257 Map
1-559-784-2053
Heritage Complex
4450 South Laspina Street
Tulare, California 93274 Map
1-559-688-1030
Located in the Visalia-Porterville area.
Imagine U Children's Museum
708 East Main Street
Visalia, California 93292 Map
1-559-733-5975

Tuolumne County

Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum
18990 State Highway 120
Groveland, California 95321 Map
1-209-962-0300
Located in the Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge area.
Friends Outside the Mother Lode Visitor Center
5100 Obyrnes Ferry Road
Jamestown, California 95327 Map
1-209-984-5523
Located in the Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge area.
Tuolumne City Memorial Museum
18663 Carter Street
Tuolumne, California 95379 Map
1-209-928-3516
Located in the Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge area.

Ventura County

Yolo County

Hattie Weber Museum of Davis
445 Centre Street
Davis, California 95616 Map
1-530-758-5637
Located in the Sacramento-Roseville-Woodland area.
Hays Antique Truck Museum
1962 Hays Lane
Woodland, California 95776 Map
1-530-666-1044
Heidrick AG History Center
1962 Hays Lane
Woodland, California 95776 Map
1-530-666-9700