Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
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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.
Stanford Mansion
Restored Victorian mansion & museum. Imposing restored 1856 Victorian mansion that serves as a museum with period furnishings & decor.
California Museum
State history exhibits & a hall of fame. Museum & Hall of Fame with exhibits & programs dedicated to California's cultural & ethnic history.
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.
California State Railroad Museum
Antique locomotives, rides & more. Colorful museum documenting railroad history via vintage locomotives, exhibits & rides.
Crocker Art Museum
Historic museum with diverse works. Established museum with exhibitions & permanent collections featuring diverse international works.
SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity
Hands-on, kid-centric exhibits & more. Interactive, kid-friendly science center featuring exhibits, after school & summer programs.
Dinos Alive - The Immersive Experience - Sacramento
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Sacramento Regional Fire Museum
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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.
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Exhibits & live animals plus trails. This attraction offers educational exhibits & over a dozen indigenous animals, plus 3 nature trails.
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.
Explorit Science Center
Fun & interactive exhibits for kids. Science museum with vibrant & hands-on activities & exhibits for children, plus summer camps.
Nellie the Elephant & Little Library
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Wacky Tacky Rancho Cordova
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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.
Bohart Museum of Entomology
Museum with displays of insects. Many preserved insects are on display at this museum with an active research department.
California Agriculture Museum
Exhibits of antique tractors & more. Huge warehouse with 100+ old tractors on display, plus historic farm artifacts & a kids' play area.
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.
UC Davis Bee Haven
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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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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.
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.
Folsom Prison Museum
Prison artifacts in a quaint house. Prison artifacts & Johnny Cash memorabilia fill this small museum & gift shop in an old home.
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.
Sierra College Natural History Museum - SCNHM
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Griffith Quarry Park & Museum
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Rowland Freedom Center
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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.
Vacaville Museum
Small museum for local heritage. Intimate gallery featuring changing exhibits related to city & county history, plus a gift shop.
Rio Vista 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.
Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum
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The Gold Rush Museum
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World of Wonders Science Museum
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Western Railway Museum
Rides in electric trains & streetcars. Unique facility offering rides in restored electric trains & historic streetcars, plus exhibits.
Preston Castle Foundation
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