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Museum of Making Music
Carlsbad, CA
The Museum of Making Music is a museum located in Carlsbad, California. It hosts musical performances featuring a variety of artists. Visitors can attend concerts by acoustic duos, fingerstyle guitarists, and Scottish folk bands.
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The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum
Riverside, CA
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture at Riverside Art Museum presents exhibitions dedicated to Chicano and Latin American art, featuring both traveling shows and a permanent collection. The center celebrates diverse artistic expressions across painting, photography, printmaking, and performance art, showcasing work by contemporary and historical artists.
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Point Richmond History Association Museum
Point Richmond, CA
The Point Richmond History Association maintains a small museum on the downtown Point Richmond Triangle. It is housed in the oldest commercial building in Richmond, which was saved from destruction and moved to its current location in 1990. The association promotes awareness of Point Richmond's history, the birthplace and "old town" of Richmond, California.
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Lassen Historical Museum
Susanville, CA
Adjacent to the museum is Roop’s Fort, the oldest structure in town, built in 1854 as a trading post and ranch on the emigrant trail. Take a trip back through Susanville’s history at the Lassen Historical Museum on Weatherlow Street.
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USS Midway Museum
San Diego, CA
The USS Midway Museum is a legendary aircraft carrier in San Diego, known as America’s Living Symbol of Freedom. Visitors can explore immersive exhibits and enjoy exciting events. Commissioned in 1945, this 1,001-foot-long vessel was once the largest ship in the world.
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Schindler House and Studio
West Hollywood, CA
The Schindler House in West Hollywood is a landmark building designed by architect R.M. Schindler. It is one of three architectural landmarks where the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, a multi-disciplinary center, presents contemporary exhibitions and programs.
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Comic-Con Museum
San Diego, CA
The Comic-Con Museum is located in Balboa Park. It presents various exhibits focused on comics and pop culture. Guests can view diverse displays, including character statues and artwork.
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Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown
Benicia, CA
The Benicia Historical Museum engages the community in the evolving history of Benicia and its contributions to the state and country. The museum complex promotes historic preservation and heritage through its exhibits, educational outreach, events, and activities. It also offers online archives.
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Santa Manuela Schoolhouse
Arroyo Grande, CA
The Santa Manuela Schoolhouse is a hands-on museum for exploration, built in 1901. This one-room school is restored to its original state, featuring books, maps, blackboards, and photographs. Visitors can sit at the desks, look through books, or wear a dunce hat. The museum boasts a slate blackboard and a working school bell.
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Ainsley House
Campbell, CA
Ainsley House is Campbell's historic house museum, built in 1925 as an English Tudor Cotswold cottage. It was the residence of canning pioneer John Colpitts Ainsley and was moved to its current site in 1990. The home and its Carriage House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors can take guided tours, with first-floor rooms accessible via ramp and touch tours available for the blind.
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Marin Museum of Bicycling
Fairfax, CA
The Marin Museum of Bicycling is a bicycle history museum and cultural center in Fairfax, California. It houses America’s most comprehensive collection of road and mountain bicycle history, including key examples from the 19th century Golden Age of Cycling. The museum is home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, showcasing the birth and evolution of the mountain bike, and features various road, track, racing, touring, and everyday transportation bicycles. A museum library is also available.
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Donner Memorial State Park Museum
Truckee, CA
Donner Memorial State Park Museum, opened in 2015, explores Truckee's history. It features artifacts and stories of the Emigrant Experience, including the Donner Party, the Land of the Washoe, Chinese railroad construction, and early motoring adventures over Donner Pass. The facility includes a Multipurpose Theater with audiovisual systems and an information center with interactive kiosks. Outside, a self-guided tour passes the Murphy family cabin site and a paved path leads to the Pioneer Memorial.
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West Bay Model Railroad Association
Menlo Park, CA
The West Bay Model Railroad Association, founded in 1947, shares the joys of model railroading on the San Francisco peninsula. It is located in Menlo Park, CA, within the former Southern Pacific baggage building. Visitors can see a new two-level HO layout during public open houses.
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Children’s Discovery Museum
San Jose, CA
The Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose, CA, features a variety of indoor exhibits and outdoor experiences. Visitors can explore specific exhibits such as WaterWays, Wonder Cabinet, Bill’s Backyard, and Exploration Portal. All exhibits are designed to spark imagination, exploration, and growth through open-ended play.
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Behrens-Eaton Display Museum
Redding, CA
The Behrens-Eaton Museum preserves the Judge's home, displaying furnishings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Visitors can experience life in a Victorian home from early Redding, exploring artifacts that depict the history of Redding and Shasta County from the mid-1800s. Exhibits feature Victorian and vintage clothing, military items from WWI and WWII, and a library with historical books and personal writings.
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Torrance Historical Society Museum
Torrance, CA
The Torrance Historical Society Museum promotes interest and education in the history of Torrance and the San Pedro Rancho. It operates a museum and archives, collecting and preserving records, photographs, and oral histories related to Torrance. Visitors can access research and archives by appointment, and special tours may be arranged.
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General George S. Patton Museum
Chiriaco Summit, CA
The General Patton Memorial Museum in Chiriaco Summit, CA, offers an educational journey through the history of General George S. Patton, Jr., the Desert Training Center, World War II, and America's veterans. It features the Matzner Tank Pavilion, which includes a David Kelly US Military Radio Communications display and a restored Sherman tank. Memorial Walls are also available to honor all branches of the United States Military.
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Mendocino County Museum
Willits, CA
The Mendocino County Museum collects, conserves, and celebrates the stories, artifacts, and archives of Mendocino County. Visitors can explore exhibits featuring a 10,000-year-old Clovis Point, historic storefronts, 19th-century stagecoaches, a hippie van, and Seabiscuit memorabilia. The museum also presents the Woven Worlds exhibit on Native Peoples and a Veterans Memorial. Additionally, some antique logging and railroad equipment from Roots of Motive Power is stored in the Museum's Engine House.
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Courthouse Museum
Shasta, CA
The Courthouse Museum is located in a restored building that served as the Shasta County Courthouse in the late 1800s. It now houses a visitor center, information desk, and interactive exhibits depicting the history of Shasta, “Queen City of the Northern Mines.” Visitors can explore the restored 1860s courtroom, jail, and gallows, furnished with original items to interpret gold rush era justice. The museum also features spectacular art galleries displaying 100 years of California Art.
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Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Santa Barbara, CA
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum showcases maritime history and culture through its collections, exhibits, and educational programs. The museum hosts lectures, outdoor experiences, and community events focused on ocean and coastal heritage.
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USC Pacific Asia Museum
Pasadena, CA
The USC Pacific Asia Museum, an integral part of the University of Southern California, offers inspiring encounters with the art, history, and culture of Pacific Asia. Its permanent collection spans over 5000 years, featuring objects from East Asia, South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas, and the Pacific Islands and their diasporas. The museum presents dynamic exhibitions and engaging educational programs.
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Youth Science Institute Sanborn
Saratoga, CA
The Youth Science Institute (YSI) is a nonprofit organization that has provided hands-on, nature-based science education for over 70 years. At its Sanborn Park location, YSI offers school and group programs, summer camps, and community activities. Visitors can participate in hands-on science adventures, outdoor exploration, and engage with live animals.
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Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Nomadic by design and non-collecting by choice, the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) is an arts organization dedicated to commissioning and producing boundary-pushing museum-scale contemporary art for all.
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Center for Freedom & Flight
Vacaville, CA
Center For Freedom & Flight at 300 County Airport Rd Suite C4, Vacaville, CA 95688, USA - hours, address, map, directions, phone number, customer ratings and reviews.
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ASTRO Network Geography

Museum of Making Music

The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum

Point Richmond History Association Museum

Lassen Historical Museum

USS Midway Museum

Schindler House and Studio

Comic-Con Museum

Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown

Santa Manuela Schoolhouse

Ainsley House

Marin Museum of Bicycling

Donner Memorial State Park Museum

West Bay Model Railroad Association

Children’s Discovery Museum

Behrens-Eaton Display Museum

Torrance Historical Society Museum

General George S. Patton Museum

Mendocino County Museum

Courthouse Museum

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

USC Pacific Asia Museum

Youth Science Institute Sanborn

Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco

Center for Freedom & Flight