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C.A.F. Southern California Wing - World War II Aviation Museum

Camarillo, California

History, Military, Specialized

C.A.F. Southern California Wing - World War II Aviation Museum in Camarillo, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

California Agriculture Museum

Woodland, California

Children's, Culture, General, History, Library, Science, Specialized

The museum showcases tractors, harvesters and historical equipment in a 70,000 square foot gallery.

California Indian Museum & Cultural Center

Santa Rosa, California

Specialized

California Indian Museum & Cultural Center in San Francisco, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

California Oil Museum

Santa Paula, California

History, Science, Specialized

From fossils to "fill 'er up", the story of black gold is told with videos, working models, games, displays, and an authentic turn-of-the-century cabletool drilling rig. In addition, the museum presents new exhibits of art, history and science.

California Surf Museum

Oceanside, California

Culture, General, History, Specialized

1200 sq. ft. of surfboards, photos and related pop culture items relating to the sport/lifestyle of surfing. Exhibits are rotated every year.

Campo Depot

Borrego Springs, California

Specialized

railroad history

Central Valley Chinese Cultural Center and Asian Studies

Visalia, California

Specialized

Central Valley Chinese Cultural Center and Asian Studies in Visalia, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Chico Air Museum

Chico, California

Culture, History, Military, Specialized

Located in an original 1941 Army Air Corps Hangar in Chico Municipal Airport, the Chico Air Museum a great way to learn about the incredible Aviation History in the Northern Sacramento Valley. Dating back to 1911 with the incredible Thaddeus Kerns, the history spans early airliners, development of air tankers, military flight training, record setting high altitude balloon research and even a Titan I atomic missile base.

Chumash Indian Museum

Thousand Oaks, California

Anthropology, Art, Culture, General, History, Library, Nature Centers, Park, Specialized

The goal at the center is to provide the public with an awareness of the Chumash People and their historical, cultural, material and present day interactions throughout Southern California. A blend of resources are used to accommodate a wide variety of interests!

Cooper Regional History Museum

Upland, California

History, Specialized

The Cooper Regional History museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history and culture of the communities of Upland, Ontario, Montclair, Mt. Baldy and Rancho Cucamonga.

C.N. Gorman Museum

Davis, California

Art, Culture, Specialized, University

The C.N. Gorman Museum is a portal for Indigenous and non-Indigenous visionaries. It is a space where perceptions of contemporary Native American, Indigenous, and First Nations art are intellectually recalibrated. Exhibiting artists challenge critical issues of borders, stereotypes, and identity by speaking eloquently through their artistic medium of choice.

California Heritage Museum

Santa Monica, California

Art, General, History, Historic House, Specialized

The building that houses the California Heritage Museum’s exhibits is as interesting and unique as the exhibits themselves.

California Museum of Photography

Riverside, California

Specialized

UCR / California Museum of Photography is an off-campus department of the University of California, Riverside, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Located in Downtown Riverside, the museum promotes understanding of photography and related media through collection, research, exhibition, and instruction.

UCR / CMP is vitally concerned with the intersection of photography, new imaging media and society. It is the museum's goal to empower the museum's visitor with an understanding of the critical role photography and related media have had in shaping both society and the daily lives of individuals. UCR/CMP provides a supportive and challenging environment that stimulates discourse about issues relevant to the lives and interests of artists, scholars and the general public.

California State Mining & Mineral Museum

Mariposa, California

History, Specialized

California State Mining & Mineral Museum in Mariposa, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

California Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Sacramento, California

Specialized

California Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Sacramento, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Carnegie Museum, Roseville Historical Society

Roseville, California

History, Historic House, Library, Specialized

We are a local history museum, focusing on City and regional history. We have special collections pertaining to railroads, music, and aircraft. The Carnegie Museum is housed in Roseville's first permanent library. The building was constructed in 1912 with Lincoln-made brick and terra cotta from Gladding McBean, Rocklin-granite and Roseville-labor on land donated by A.B. McRae. This library, like many others built during the early part of the century, was funded in part by Andrew Carnegie. In 1979, Roseville moved its main library to a new location near Royer Park.

Charles M. Schulz Museum

Santa Rosa, California

Specialized

Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Children's Peace Exhibit

Temecula, California

Children's, Culture, Specialized

The Children’s Peace Exhibit is a rotating exhibit which changes several times a year. The purpose of the exhibit is to educate others as to the plight of children worldwide and ways in which each one of us can make a difference. It has interactive stations as well as fantastic artwork. Some exhibits are from other museums around the country displaying a refugee camp, the Holocaust, child soldiers and other child rights challenges rarely seen or talked about.

Colton Hall Museum

Monterey, California

History, Historic House, Specialized

Built to serve as a public school and town meeting hall, Colton Hall now offers visitors a re-creation of the meeting room where California's first Constitution was drafted in October 1849 and exhibits on early Monterey. Colton Hall is a State Historic Landmark and a major site in the Old Town Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in Monterey, once the capital of Alta California.

County of Los Angeles Fire Museum

Bellflower, California

Specialized

County of Los Angeles Fire Museum in Alhambra, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.