Historic Sites

The second floor museum regularly hosts traveling and original exhibitions that highlig

Through exhibitions, collections, research, and educational programs, the

From old stoves and bicycles to dolls and movie posters, displays at the Alameda Museum

The history of Alcatraz is surprising to those that only know the Hollywood version.

The Museum contains displays of an old country s

Inside are museum displays of native American beads, Mission and Spanish-Mexican era ar

Today the Historic Farm exhibits agricultural practices from the 1870s to the present,

The house is restored with Victorian style furniture to look as it did when the Banning

The museum’s collection represents thousands of years of history—some objects dating as

During the 19th century, when Benecia was first being settled, the military built an ar

The center contains exhibits about the history of the Berkeley area, both with educatio

Guided tours of the Hazel-Atlas mine take visitors through an old mine used to produce

As the park’s namesake, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo led the first European expedition to ex

The California African American Museum provides insight into many different facets of A

Boasting one of the largest collections of primary and secondary materials on the histo

With exhibits on every war from the Civil War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanist

Throughout the year, the Museum offers a wide variety of activities to help the visitor

The Capitola Museum offers changing exhibits on the history and art of the area, as wel

The aircraft displayed at the Castle Air Museum, planes like the B-17 Flying Fortress,

The best place to experience local history is at the Catalina Island museum, with a num

The Channel Islands have attracted many explorers, scientists and historians during the

Exhibits change several times a year and include prestigious traveling exhibits as well

Through the extensive collection of art, documents, images and artifacts, visitors can

Educational exhibits examine the history of the Seabees and the Civil Engineer Corps.

In an area rich with Native American and pioneer history, the Clarke Museum, housed in

The museum sets out to display the culture of Coachella Valley with constantly changing

Authentic items and replicas recreate the room where the delegates met, debated, and ap

The museum has a number of permanent exhibits on the Maidu Indians, early Sutter County

“From General Store to Department Store” represents an old-time General Store showing y

Unique exhibits contain natural and man-made objects, photographs and maps, newspapers,