Historic Sites
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African American Museum And Library Oakland, California
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The second floor museum regularly hosts traveling and original exhibitions that highlight... |
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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Palm Springs, California
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Through exhibitions, collections, research, and educational programs, the museum portrays... |
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Alameda Museum Alameda, California
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From old stoves and bicycles to dolls and movie posters, displays at the Alameda Museum... |
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Alcatraz Island San Francisco, California
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The history of Alcatraz is surprising to those that only know the Hollywood version.... |
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Alpine County Museum Markleeville, California
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The Museum contains displays of an old country store, a blacksmith shop, Washoe Indian... |
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Andres Pico Adobe Mission Hills, California
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Inside are museum displays of native American beads, Mission and Spanish-Mexican era... |
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Banning Residence Museum Wilmington, California
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The house is restored with Victorian style furniture to look as it did when the Banning... |
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Barona Museum Lakeside, California
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The museum’s collection represents thousands of years of history—some objects... |
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Berkeley History Center Berkeley, California
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The center contains exhibits about the history of the Berkeley area, both with... |
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Cabrillo National Monument San Diego, California
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As the park’s namesake, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo led the first European expedition... |
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California African American Museum Los Angeles, California
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The California African American Museum provides insight into many different facets of... |
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California Historical Society San Francisco, California
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Boasting one of the largest collections of primary and secondary materials on the history... |
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California State Military Museum Sacramento, California
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With exhibits on every war from the Civil War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... |
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California State Railroad Museum Sacramento, California
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Throughout the year, the Museum offers a wide variety of activities to help the visitor... |
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Capitola Historical Museum Capitola, California
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The Capitola Museum offers changing exhibits on the history and art of the area, as well... |
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Catalina Island Museum Avalon, California
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The best place to experience local history is at the Catalina Island museum, with a... |
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Chico Museum Chico, California
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Exhibits change several times a year and include prestigious traveling exhibits as well... |
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Chinese American Museum Los Angeles, California
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Through the extensive collection of art, documents, images and artifacts, visitors can... |
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Civil Engineer Corps/seabee Museum Hueneme, California
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Educational exhibits examine the history of the Seabees and the Civil Engineer Corps. |
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Clarke Historical Museum Eureka, California
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In an area rich with Native American and pioneer history, the Clarke Museum, housed in... |
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Coachella Valley Museum Indio, California
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The museum sets out to display the culture of Coachella Valley with constantly changing... |
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Colton Hall Museum Monterey, California
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Authentic items and replicas recreate the room where the delegates met, debated, and... |
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Community Memorial Museum Yuba City, California
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The museum has a number of permanent exhibits on the Maidu Indians, early Sutter County... |
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Cooper Regional History Museum Upland, California
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“From General Store to Department Store” represents an old-time General Store... |
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Costa Mesa Historical Society Museum Costa Mesa, California
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Unique exhibits contain natural and man-made objects, photographs and maps, newspapers,... |
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Del Norte County Historical Society Museum Crescent City, California
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The Main Museum has a wealth of interesting displays. One room is devoted to artifacts of... |
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Depot Museum Sonoma, California
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The permanent exhibit depicts the Bear Flag Revolt of June 14, 1846, when a group of... |
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Drum Barracks Civil War Museum Wilmington, California
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The Drum Barracks Civil War Museum is housed in the last remaining wooden building of... |
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Dublin Heritage Center Dublin, California
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By viewing the Old St. Raymond's Church, the Murray School House, and the Dublin Pioneer... |
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Eastern California Museum Independence, California
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The Museum currently has an exhibit on barbed wire as well as the Inyo Good Roads Club... |
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El Dorado County Historical Museum Placerville, California
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At the El Dorado County Historical Museum, visitors can take an informative tour, wander... |
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Escondido History Center Escondido, California
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Heritage Walk Museum includes the city's first library, a turn-of-the-century Victorian... |
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Estrella Warbird Museum Paso Robles, California
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From jeeps, side arms, early year aircraft, fighter jets recently retired from active... |
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Fresno Flats Museum Oakhurst, California
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The museum complex is built around two restored and furnished homes dating to the 1870s.... |
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Gaslamp Quarter/william Heath Davis Historic House Museum San Diego, California
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In telling the stories of the land, the buildings, and the people, visitors can gain... |
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Gatekeeper's Museum/Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum Tahoe City, California
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The Gatekeeper’s Museum is a reconstruction of the original Gatekeeper’s... |
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Gilroy Museum Gilroy, California
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The Gilroy Museum, housed in the historic 1910 Carnegie Library Building, contiains a... |
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Gold Country Museum Auburn, California
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The visitors' tour of the museum begins with an excursion into a replicated hard rock... |
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Grace Hudson Museum Ukiah, California
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The Museum's exhibitions and public programs are thematically shaped by, and linked to,... |
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Griffith Quarry Museum Penryn, California
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Complete with some of the original office furniture of the Penryn Granite Works, the... |
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Groveland Museum Groveland, California
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With displays about Spanish settlement, local agricultural history, historic newspapers,... |
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Hayward Area Historical Society Museum Hayward, California
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The lands that were originally inhabited by Ohlone Indians are now sprawling suburban... |
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Heidrick Ag History Center Woodland, California
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This museum explores the marvels of agriculture and commercial trucking through 130,000... |
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Heritage House Museum And Santa Manuela Schoolhouse Arroyo Grande, California
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Along with the numerous artifacts in the main house, the South County Historical Society'... |
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Heritage Square Museum Los Angeles, California
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The Heritage Square Museum is a living history museum reflecting the settlement and... |
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Hermosa Beach Historical Society Hermosa Beach, California
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The Hermosa Beach Historical Society aims to preserve the rich young heritage of Hermosa... |
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Historical Society Of Long Beach Museum & Research Center Long Beach, California
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The historical society's main offices provide rotating exhibits and archives to promote... |
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History Museum Of Los Gatos Los Gatos, California
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At the museum, visitors can find out how "Mountain Charlie" McKiernan, a... |
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Jack London State Historic Park Glen Ellen, California
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The park is a memorial to writer and adventurer Jack London, who made his home at the... |
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Jake Jackson Museum And History Center Weaverville, California
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The museum houses a collection of rare firearms that were the core of the first artifacts... |
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Japanese American National Museum Los Angeles, California
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Rotating exhibits display numerous elements of Japanese life and art, both past and... |
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Kelley House Museum Mendocino, California
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This historic home, built in 1861, offers exhibits on the cultural heritage of the... |
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Kern County Museum Bakersfield, California
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In addition to the many displays of Bakersfield history, walking through the park,... |
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Lanterman House And Historical Museum La Cañada Flintridge, California
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Completed in 1915, the Lanterman House was built by the second generation of La Ca... |
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Lompoc Museum Lompoc, California
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The Museum was established in Lompoc’s former Carnegie Library to display s... |
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Los Altos History Museum Los Altos, California
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The Museum’s permanent interactive exhibit, "The Crown of the Peninsula,... |
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Luther Burbank Home And Gardens Santa Rosa, California
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Luther Burbank was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, on March 7, 1849. In California, his... |
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Manzanar National Historic Site Independence, California
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Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and... |
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Mariposa Museum Mariposa, California
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The Museum features ofther mining equipment and historical buildings have been brought to... |
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Maritime Museum Of San Diego San Diego, California
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego's collection includes educational displays about... |
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Mcrd San Diego Command Museum And Historical Society San Diego, California
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San Diego’s Recruit Depot is the oldest operating Marine Corps installation on the... |
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Merced County Courthouse Museum Merced, California
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The museum is located in the county's three-story courthouse built in 1875, one of the... |
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Modoc County Historical Museum Alturas, California
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Modoc County Historical Museum houses a large collection of artifacts and firearms... |
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Monterey History & Maritime Museum Monterey, California
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The Maritime Museum tells the history of Monterey and the surrounding area, emphasizing... |
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Museum Of History And Art Ontario, California
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In "Road Ways" and "Gem of the Foothills", visitors can examine the... |
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Museum Of Local History Fremont, California
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Visitors will find exhibits about the early elementary schools, the first high school in... |
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Museum Of San Diego History San Diego, California
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At the Museum, visitors will not only find a collection of intriguing exhibitions that... |
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Museum Of The Idyllwild Area Historical Society Idyllwild, California
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Numerous photos and documents are displayed and tell the story of Idyllwild and the... |
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Museum Of The San Ramon Valley Danville, California
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From its inhabitance by Native Americans to its settlement by the Spanish and American... |
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Museum Of Tolerance Los Angeles, California
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This museum provides a unique and provocative experience that challenges visitors to... |
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Napa Valley Museum Yountville, California
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The Napa Valley Museum is dedicated to promoting the cultural and environmental heritage... |
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National Steinbeck Center Salinas, California
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In the tradition of John Steinbeck, the center draws its inspiration from the diverse... |
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Naval Museum Of Armament & Technology Ridgecrest, California
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China Lake, once a testing facility for military defense, now showcases U.S. Naval... |
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Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Nevada City, California
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In addition to the railroad, this Sierra foothills county boasted such turn-of-the 20th... |
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Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum Fremont, California
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The Museum offers a way to rediscovery America's movie pioneers, and see their remarkable... |
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Northern Mariposa County History Center Coulterville, California
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The Northern Mariposa County History Center is a great place to begin exploring the area... |
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Novato History Museum Novato, California
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Visitors can see various exhibits about local history in the home of Novato's first... |
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Oakdale Cowboy Museum Oakdale, California
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Upon entering the Cowboy Museum, one quickly notices the memorabilia that illustrates the... |
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Oakland Museum Of California Oakland, California
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The museum contains three departments, art, history, and natural sciences, each with... |
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Old Mission Santa Inés Solvang, California
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The Mission was founded on September 17, 1804 by Father Estevan Tapis, and was named in... |
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Orange County Agricultural And Nikkei Heritage Museum At The Fullerton Arboretum Fullerton, California
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The current exhibit, Determined Lot: Resilient Pioneers Forge a New County’s Future... |
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Orange Empire Railway Museum Perris, California
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Explore the West's largest collection of railway locomotives, passenger and freight cars... |
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Pardee Home Museum Oakland, California
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Because all of the furnishings and collections are original and authentic, without... |
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Pasadena Museum Of History Pasadena, California
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Tours of the Fenyes Mansion and Finnish Folk Art Museum, changing exhibits in the History... |
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Placer County Museum Auburn, California
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The museum gallery, which is located in the space that once housed the county jail... |
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Plumas County Museum Quincy, California
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The concept of an active "living museum" is evidenced by the dozens of... |
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Presidio Of Monterey Museum Monterey, California
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Because of the important role of the military in Monterey between 1902 and today, the... |
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Rancho Camulos Museum Piru, California
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The museum comprises 15 structures: the Main Adobe, a Fountain, a Chapel, a Bell... |
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Ranchos Los Cerritos Long Beach, California
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The museum reflects the history of the area's many inhabitants, from Native Americans in... |
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Riverside Metropolitan Museum Riverside, California
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As the founding collection at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, the Anthropology... |
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Robert Louis Stevenson Silverado Museum St. Helena, California
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The Museum's original 800 items have increased to over 9,000 and the collection continues... |
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Route 66 Mother Road Museum Barstow, California
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Located in the Historic Harvey House, the museum features exhibits that revolve around... |
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San Diego Air And Space Museum San Diego, California
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The San Diego Air & Space Museum educates visitors on aviation and space flight... |
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San Diego Archaeological Center Escondido, California
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The Center serves as an education and research facility and is the only local... |
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San Francisco Railway Museum San Francisco, California
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The museum features unique historic artifacts, illustrative and informative displays,... |
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San Joaquin County Historical Museum Lodi, California
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The Museum contains many buildings, including the Julia Weber House, the Sunshine Trail,... |
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San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum San Luis Obispo, California
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Members of the Society had long dreamed of creating a county historical museum where... |
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Sanchez Adobe Pacifica, California
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Sanchez raised cattle for the hide-and-tallow trade. When ships came to California,... |
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Santa Barbara Historical Museum Santa Barbara, California
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Touring the Historical Museum enables visitors to see a wide array of unique artifacts,... |
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Santa Monica Historical Society Museum Santa Monica, California
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Visitors can go to the museum to discover the colorful history of Santa Monica.... |
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Historic Collections
Recently added:
- American Revolution Center
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
- Manassas National Battlefield
- Maryland State House
In association with the
American Association for State and Local History
Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
