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Fountain & Tallman Museum
Local artifacts in a former soda factory. Museum in an 1852 stone-&-brick soda factory, showcasing period photos, furniture & memorabilia.
El Dorado County Historical Museum
Space for local historical exhibits. Educational history center collecting articles relating to the development of the local area.
Free Halloween Fun
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Gold Discovery Museum
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Gold Rush birthplace with gold panning. Replica of the sawmill that spawned the Gold Rush, 20+ historic mining buildings & gold panning.
Henningsen Lotus Park
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Promontory Community Park
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Folsom Kids Play Park (Castle Park)
Big play structures & picnic areas. Park featuring a large, castle-themed playground with climbing equipment, swings & picnic tables.
NorCal Aquarium and Wildlife
Hands-on animal park with rays & sloths. Up-close encounters & feeding sessions in a zoo home to stingrays, capybaras & two-toed sloths.
Black Hole of Calcutta Falls
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Railhead Park
Picnicking, soccer fields & a playground. Multipurpose park with 2 large soccer fields & a playground, plus a picnic shelter, trails & a pond.
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.
The Gold Rush Museum
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Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Old Town Auburn
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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 City Lions Park
City park known for events & baseball. City park with a playground, baseball field, pavilion & butterfly garden next door to the zoo.
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).
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.
Griffith Quarry Park & Museum
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Amador Whitney Museum
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Devils Falls
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Black Chasm Cavern National Natural Landmark
Cave with rock & crystal formations. Subterranean cave featuring stalactites, stalagmites & crystal outcrops, with tours & activities.
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
State park preserving Native history. Historic park with replica Miwok Indian village structures, a museum & bark house camping sites.
Knight Foundry
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Harry Crabb Park
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Quarry Park
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Quarry Park Adventures
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Maidu Museum & Historic Site
Exhibits, tours & historic petroglyphs. This Maidu museum features interactive exhibits, tours & trails with historic petroglyphs & mortars.
Maidu Regional Park
City park for sports & culture events. A 152-acre park that includes a community center, library & museum, plus many sports facilities.
Roseville Golfland Sunsplash
Long-running choice for mini golf & more. Amusement chain featuring mini golf courses & arcades, some branches with water slides & laser tag.
Olympus Pointe Sculpture Park
Trailhead with a landmark sculpture. Park known for its large, abstract "Cosmos" sculpture & access to a cycling/jogging trail.
Hidden Falls Regional Park
Tranquil spot for hiking, biking & more. Scenic warren of trails for hiking, biking & horseback riding amid foothills & waterfalls.
Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park
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Royer Park
Picnicking, playing & a kids' art center. Home to the Children's Art Center, the space also has picnic & play areas as well as horseshoe pits.
Carnegie Museum
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Amador County Museum
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Whitney Community Park
Redeveloped park with a wet play area. Renovated local park with playgrounds, baseball courts & a splash pad, plus picnic & barbecue areas.
Lions Children's Park
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Lake Tabeaud
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Wacky Tacky
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Charles Howard Park
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Sacramento Children's Museum
Interactive kids' museum for under-8s. Open since 2011, a museum for kids aged 8 and under which runs interactive events & activities.
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Exhibits & live animals plus trails. This attraction offers educational exhibits & over a dozen indigenous animals, plus 3 nature trails.
Roseville Utility Exploration Center
Playful spot for environmental education. Learning center with creative exhibits on sustainability topics such as energy & water conservation.
Hagan Community Park
Sizable park for sports, swimming & more. Large green space with lots of amenities, including athletic fields, an aquatic center & a dog park.
Scandia Fun Center
Amusement complex with rides & mini-golf. Outdoor amusement center offering rides, mini-golf, go-karts & batting cages, plus an indoor arcade.
Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
Indoor trampoline activity center. Large-scale indoor trampoline center hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball & parties.
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.
Empire Mine State Historic Park Visitors Center
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Northstar Mining Museum
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Wolf Creek Trail
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Minnie Park
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Condon Park
Fenced dog run with trees & water. Large, forested off-leash dog run with fencing, water & bench seating for owners.
Sutter's Fort State Historic Park
Costumed docents re-enact pioneer life. The oldest restored fort in the U.S. depicts pioneer life via costumed docents, programs & exhibits.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
Museum of local transportation history. Museum with a collection of railroad & aviation artifacts, photographs & documents.
Pioneer Park
Picnicking, a pool & recreational sports. Green space housing picnic/BBQ areas & an outdoor pool, plus ball fields & basketball/tennis courts.
Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Nevada City
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Firehouse No. 1 Museum
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Western Gateway Park
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California State Capitol Museum
The state's history in exhibits. Elegant, long-standing museum documenting the history of California via exhibits, artifacts & more.
SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity
Hands-on, kid-centric exhibits & more. Interactive, kid-friendly science center featuring exhibits, after school & summer programs.
Hirschman's Pond trailhead
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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.
Crocker Art Museum
Historic museum with diverse works. Established museum with exhibitions & permanent collections featuring diverse international works.
California Cavern State Historic Landmark
Stalactites, stalagmites & flowstones. Extensive cave system open for walking tours of limestone rock formations & underground lakes.
William Land Regional Park
Greenspace with a zoo & a golf course. Sizable park offering many amenities, including a zoo, amphitheater, golf course & ball fields.
Fairytale Town
Long-standing kid-focused park. Enduring kid-friendly park featuring a storybook theme, animals for petting, gardens & a cafe.
Funderland Amusement Park
Amusement park with 10 attractions. Opened in 1946, this amusement park features 10 rides & attractions, plus a food & drink stand.
Sacramento Zoo
Giraffes & over 120 species on 14 acres. Longtime, 14-acre animal park housing native & endangered species, plus a giraffe encounter exhibit.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Paths through lush forests & giant trees. Large state park featuring hiking trails through verdant forests filled with immense sequoia trees.
Sand Cove Park
American River access & a nature area. This green space & beach is along the American River & also features a nature area.
Hoyt’s Crossing
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Mercer Caverns
Cave system with rock & frost formations. Tours of a cave discovered by a 19th-century gold prospector, with mineral shapes formed by frost.
South Yuba River State Park
Historic bridges & a wheelchair trail. Riverside park spanning 20 miles, with 4 historic bridges & a wheelchair-accessible nature trail.
Buttermilk Bend Trail
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Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge
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Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
Historic park shaped by hydraulic mining. Camping, fishing, trails & Gold Rush-era buildings in a park with cliffs carved by hydraulic mining.
Murphys Community Park
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Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Wetland habitat for a variety of birds. Sprawling wetland providing habitat for birds, amphibians & reptiles as well as bats & native flora.
Gatekeeper's Museum
Local history in an old-fashioned cabin. Quaint reconstructed cabin with local historical exhibits, including photos & a research library.
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