Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Live Oak
Sutter County Museum
Local history exhibits & a gift shop. Rotating displays documenting the region's past, plus a cool store for books & handmade goods.
Museum of the Forgotten Warriors
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Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge
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Sacramento Valley Museum
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Northstar Mining Museum
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Empire Mine State Historic Park
Hiking, biking & equestrian trails. The site of this state's oldest gold mine has miles of trails to hike, bike or explore on horseback.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
Museum of local transportation history. Museum with a collection of railroad & aviation artifacts, photographs & documents.
Firehouse No. 1 Museum
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Griffith Quarry Park & Museum
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Placer County Museum
Local artifacts in a historic courthouse. Museum in a courthouse exploring county history, with Native American artifacts & a gold collection.
The Gold Rush Museum
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Bernhard Museum
Local museum in a hotel built in 1851. Museum of life in the mid-19th-century in an old hotel, with artifacts & furnishings from that era.
Sierra College Natural History Museum - SCNHM
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Carnegie Museum
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Roseville Telephone Museum
Exhibits on the evolution of telephones. Tracing changes in technology, this museum features many antique telephones & memorabilia.
California Agriculture Museum
Exhibits of antique tractors & more. Huge warehouse with 100+ old tractors on display, plus historic farm artifacts & a kids' play area.
MOSAIC Children's Museum
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Maidu Museum & Historic Site
Exhibits, tours & historic petroglyphs. This Maidu museum features interactive exhibits, tours & trails with historic petroglyphs & mortars.
Aerospace Museum of California
Planes, spacecraft & hands-on simulators. Exhibits of planes from various periods plus spacecraft, cockpit visits & high-tech simulators.
SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity
Hands-on, kid-centric exhibits & more. Interactive, kid-friendly science center featuring exhibits, after school & summer programs.
Folsom Prison Museum
Prison artifacts in a quaint house. Prison artifacts & Johnny Cash memorabilia fill this small museum & gift shop in an old home.
California State Railroad Museum
Antique locomotives, rides & more. Colorful museum documenting railroad history via vintage locomotives, exhibits & rides.
Old Sacramento Waterfront
Guided tours, museums & a visitor center. Founded in the 1960s, this 28-acre area has a visitor center, museums & a variety of history tours.
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
Tours of a historic electrical station. Historic landmark with tours of the first distribution point for a major city's electricity (1895).
Nellie the Elephant & Little Library
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Sacramento Regional Fire Museum
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The Square (formerly Pioneer Village)
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Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
Compact zoo with an educational focus. Quaint zoo with an educational bent providing sanctuary to varied animals, from monkeys to tigers.
Folsom History Museum
Museum of native & prospecting history. The history of the area's native peoples & the gold boom that made it famous is told at this museum.
Crocker Art Museum
Historic museum with diverse works. Established museum with exhibitions & permanent collections featuring diverse international works.
Stanford Mansion
Restored Victorian mansion & museum. Imposing restored 1856 Victorian mansion that serves as a museum with period furnishings & decor.
California State Capitol Museum
The state's history in exhibits. Elegant, long-standing museum documenting the history of California via exhibits, artifacts & more.
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Exhibits & live animals plus trails. This attraction offers educational exhibits & over a dozen indigenous animals, plus 3 nature trails.
California Museum
State history exhibits & a hall of fame. Museum & Hall of Fame with exhibits & programs dedicated to California's cultural & ethnic history.
Dinos Alive - The Immersive Experience - Sacramento
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Explorit Science Center
Fun & interactive exhibits for kids. Science museum with vibrant & hands-on activities & exhibits for children, plus summer camps.
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