San Pedro, California

History, Military

The SS Lane Victory was built during WWII to transport cargo. There were 534 Victory ships built, and this is the only one on display in the world.

Samoa, California

History, Historic House

Every large or small logging or mill operation in the redwood country had a cookhouse. It was the hub of life in the temporary community, if it was in the woods. If it was located in a substantial settlement, it served as a "community center". If the cookhouse was set up to serve fifteen or twenty men in a shingle bolt camp, often a woman and her husband, with a helper or two called bullcooks, flunkeys or cookees, handled the cooking and serving. If the boarders numbered in the hundreds, a staff of dozens of men and women carried the demands of the task. "Come and get it!" was a familiar cry heard by millmen and brawney-armed longshoremen at the Hammond Lumber Company cookhouse - now the Louisiana-Pacific Samoa Cookhouse - at the beginning of the century.

Hollister, California

History

San Benito Co. Hist. Soc. Museum in San Juan Bautista, 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.

Apple Valley, California

Anthropology, Archaeology, Children's, Culture, History, Historical Society, Natural History, Nature Centers, Science

The Victor Valley Museum is a branch of the San Bernardino County Museum and maintains and develops unique cultural and natural science collections related to the High Desert.

San Diego, California

General, History, Library, Military, Science, Specialized

The San Diego Aerospace Museum was the first aviation museum to be accredited by the American Association of Museums and is considered one of the top five aviation and space museums in the nation.
Its mission - celebrate, educate, and inspire - guides the Museum in its goal to encourage involvement in aerospace by discovering the history of achievements in this field. The Museum's 100+ aircraft and spacecraft, thousands of artifacts, world-class archives, and nationaly-acclaimed education programs

Escondido, California

Art, Children's, History, Science

The mission of the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum is to inspire children to learn about our world through exploration, imagination, and experimentation.

San Diego, California

Culture, History, Library, Specialized

4000 Square Foot Museum preserving the History ,Memorabilia and artifacts of the San Diego Police Department in San Diego. The San Diego Police Museum is located at 4710 College Avenue in the old city library on the west side of the street 100 feet south of Adams Avenue and College Avenue.

Encinitas, California

History

Chatsworth, California

Art, Culture, History, Historic House, Specialized

Valley Relics is a collection of rare photos, yearbooks, documents, postcards, toys, photo negatives, vintage signs, books, antiques, and artifacts from the 1800's to present, from the San Fernando Valley. The collection is currently housed in Chatsworth, CA. and is open every Saturday for viewing from 10:00am - 3:00pm. Tommy Gelinas, a valley native born in Burbank, CA, founder and curator of the Valley Relics collection, through dedication and perseverance has made this collection one of the largest pertaining to the valley.

San Francisco, California

History

San Francisco Cable Car Museum 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.

Williams, California

History, Historical Society

Sacramento Valley Museum in Williams, 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.

San Anselmo, California

History

San Anselmo Historical Museum in San Anselmo, 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.

Redlands, California

Anthropology, Culture, General, History, Natural History

The largest museum in inland Southern California, the San Bernardino County Museum has three floors of exhibits where visitors experience the natural and cultural history of inland Southern California: archaeology and anthropology, minerals, fossils, history, and the natural sciences, including North American mammals and an outstanding collection of birds and eggs. Changing exhibits focus on specimens and artifacts from museum collections and exciting new discoveries about the cultural and scientific heritage of our southwest. The Exploration Station live animal gallery is a favorite of children and families. Outdoor exhibits include native plant and cactus gardens, a steam locomotive and caboose, mining and lumbering equipment, heritage orange groves, and sculpture.

Ventura, California

Anthropology, Archaeology, Church, Culture, History, Historic House

The founding of San Buenaventura Mission was foreshadowed well over two centuries ago on the Spanish isle of Mallorca, when a devout Franciscan priest, who was a brilliant scholar and professor of theology, earnestly prayed that he might be permitted to forsake his comfortable circumstances to take up the Lord’s work among the aborigines in the New World. The hoped-for answer to his prayers came on Palm Sunday, March 30, 1749.

San Diego, California

History

Nestled in beautiful Balboa Park, the San Diego Automotive Museum exhibits a unique collection of the world's finest automobiles and fascinating automotive memorabilia

San Diego, California

History

San Diego Hall Of Champions in San Diego, 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.

San Diego, California

History

San Diego Railroad Museum in San Diego, 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.

San Dimas, California

History, Historical Society

This building houses our Historical Society office, photograph and newspaper archives.

San Francisco, California

Culture, History, Specialized

SF African American Historical & Cultural Society presents selected exhibits on African and/or African American artists and supports the expression of black culture through the visual arts.
The African American Historical & Cultural Society operates the museum and gift shop at Fort Mason and the library and archives at the Center for African and African American Art and Culture.

San Francisco, California

History

San Francisco History Room and Special Collections 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.