Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
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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.
Wacky Tacky Rancho Cordova
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Nellie the Elephant & Little Library
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Aerospace Museum of California
Planes, spacecraft & hands-on simulators. Exhibits of planes from various periods plus spacecraft, cockpit visits & high-tech simulators.
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.
The Square (formerly Pioneer Village)
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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 City Zoo Sanctuary
Compact zoo with an educational focus. Quaint zoo with an educational bent providing sanctuary to varied animals, from monkeys to tigers.
California State Capitol Museum
The state's history in exhibits. Elegant, long-standing museum documenting the history of California via exhibits, artifacts & more.
California Museum
State history exhibits & a hall of fame. Museum & Hall of Fame with exhibits & programs dedicated to California's cultural & ethnic history.
Folsom Prison Museum
Prison artifacts in a quaint house. Prison artifacts & Johnny Cash memorabilia fill this small museum & gift shop in an old home.
Stanford Mansion
Restored Victorian mansion & museum. Imposing restored 1856 Victorian mansion that serves as a museum with period furnishings & decor.
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.
Maidu Museum & Historic Site
Exhibits, tours & historic petroglyphs. This Maidu museum features interactive exhibits, tours & trails with historic petroglyphs & mortars.
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.
SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity
Hands-on, kid-centric exhibits & more. Interactive, kid-friendly science center featuring exhibits, after school & summer programs.
Crocker Art Museum
Historic museum with diverse works. Established museum with exhibitions & permanent collections featuring diverse international works.
Roseville Telephone Museum
Exhibits on the evolution of telephones. Tracing changes in technology, this museum features many antique telephones & memorabilia.
Carnegie Museum
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Dinos Alive - The Immersive Experience - Sacramento
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Sacramento Regional Fire Museum
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Sierra College Natural History Museum - SCNHM
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Griffith Quarry Park & Museum
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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.
California Agriculture Museum
Exhibits of antique tractors & more. Huge warehouse with 100+ old tractors on display, plus historic farm artifacts & a kids' play area.
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.
C.N. Gorman Museum
Modern Native American art exhibits. Small campus museum showcasing contemporary art works by Native American & indigenous artists.
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
University museum with old master prints. Quaint university museum with a robust collection of old master prints, East Asian art & ceramics.
Placer County Museum
Local artifacts in a historic courthouse. Museum in a courthouse exploring county history, with Native American artifacts & a gold collection.
Bohart Museum of Entomology
Museum with displays of insects. Many preserved insects are on display at this museum with an active research department.
UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery
Spacious garden park with free admission. 100 acres of gardens, educational exhibits, paths, lawns & picnic areas. Free admission & open 24/7.
The Gold Rush Museum
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Preston Castle Foundation
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UC Davis Bee Haven
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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.
MOSAIC Children's Museum
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Gold Discovery Museum
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Amador Whitney Museum
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Chew Kee Store Museum
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Knight Foundry
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World of Wonders Science Museum
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Amador County Museum
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Rio Vista Museum
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Museum of the Forgotten Warriors
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Rowland Freedom Center
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