Museums in Sacramento & Gold Country

Aerospace Museum of California

McClellan Park

Amador County Museum

Jackson

Amador Whitney Museum

Amador City

11-3 on weekends

Angels Camp Museum

Angels Camp

Monday–Thursday, Saturday–Sunday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Calaveras County Museum and Historical Society

San Andreas

Downtown Museum Mon-Sun 10-4, Red Barn Museum Fri-Sun 10-4

California Agriculture Museum

Woodland

Wednesday – Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM

California Automobile Museum

Sacramento

Aug 16 · California Museum opens exhibit examining U.S. mass deportations

California Museum

Sacramento

Dec 1 – 31 · Capitol Holiday Music Program

California State Capitol Museum

Sacramento

Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm

Community Observatory

Placerville

Mon–Thu: Closed; Fri–Sat: 7:30 – 9:30 PM; Sun: Closed

Aug 7 · Gladys Nilsson Retrospective comes to the Crocker

Crocker Art Museum

Sacramento

Nov 22 · Museum History Presentation – Dixon May Fair History

Dixon Historical Society & Museum

Dixon

Thursday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

El Dorado Historical Museum

Placerville

Thursday–Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Elk Grove Historical Society

Elk Grove

First Saturday of the month from 12pm to 4pm

Explorit Science Center

Davis

Friday 1pm to 4pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 2pm

Fair Oaks History Center & Museum

Fair Oaks

Tuesday, Thursday 10am to 2pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm

Nov 18 · Revealing Folsom: Birds of the California Delta

Folsom History Museum

Folsom

Folsom Powerhouse Museum

Folsom

Folsom Prison Museum

Represa

Saturday, Sunday and Monday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Folsom, El Dorado, & Sacramento Hist RR Assoc - Folsom Railroad Museum

Folsom

Saturday from 11am to 4pm

Jan 31 · Steel Tracks, Tall Timber: Stories from the Narrow Gauge Logging Era - SOLD OUT!

Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum

Placerville

Gold Country Vintage Museum

Georgetown

Monday – Thursday 10 am – 3pm

Grass Valley Museum and Cultural Center

Grass Valley

Wednesday — Saturday, 12:30 — 3:30 PM

Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum

Groveland

Thursday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hattie Weber Museum

Davis

Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM

Heritage Museum

Colfax

James Town, Ca, Gold Rush Country

Jamestown

Jamestown Museum

Tuolumne County

Joss House Museum

Auburn

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat: 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM; Sun: Closed

Knight Foundry

Sutter Creek

Lincoln Area Archives Museum

Lincoln

Thursday through Saturday, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Mind in motion

Sonora

Mon–Sun: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Miwuk Museum and Cultural Center

Angels Camp

Tuesday - Saturday 9AM - 4PM

Mosaic Children's Museum

Woodland

Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m.–5 p.m.

Murphys Old Timers Museum

Murphys

Museum of Medical History

Sacramento

10 AM-4 PM (Second Saturdays, April-September)

Northern Mariposa County History Center

Coulterville

Saturday & Sunday, 11am-3pm

Northstar Mining Museum

Grass Valley

Thursday – Sunday, 12pm – 4pm (May 1 – Oct. 31); Winter Hours (Nov 1 – Apr 30)

Orangevale History Museum

Orangevale

Tues: noon-4pm, Thurs: noon-4pm, Sat: noon-4pm

Rocklin Historical Society & Museum

Rocklin

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Roseville Historical Society

Roseville

Tuesday - Friday, 12pm to 4pm

Nov 1 · Pop Into Health

Sacramento Children's Museum

Rancho Cordova

Sacramento History Museum

Sacramento

Senior Discount

Sacramento Model Railroad Historical Society

Sacramento

Tuesdays and Fridays from 7PM to 10PM

Sacramento Museum of History, Science, and Technology

Sacramento

Monday–Friday 10am–4pm (closed Tuesdays), Saturday–Sunday 10am–5pm

Sacramento State Planetarium

Sacramento

Sierra College Natural History Museum - SCNHM

Rocklin

Discounted admission fee during Dinosaur Day Science Fest

Sierra Nevada Logging Museum

Arnold

Friday - Sunday: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Smud Museum of Science and Curiosity

Sacramento

Mon.–Fri. 10am–4pm, Closed Tuesdays, Sat.–Sun. 10am–5pm

Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum

Sacramento

Sonora Fire Museum & Senior Lounge

Sonora

Daily 9am to 3pm

The Game Room

Sonora

Mon: Closed; Tue–Thu: 2:00 – 10:00 PM; Fri–Sat: 2:00 – 11:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 – 8:00 PM

The Play Museum

Sacramento

Summer Shenanigans 5-pack

Dec 12 · Christmas Open House

Tuolumne City Memorial Museum

Tuolumne

Saturday & Sunday 1 to 4 pm

Tuolumne County Museum

Sonora

Tuesday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Wednesday: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Thursday – Saturday: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm, Sunday & Monday: Closed

Tuolumne County Veterans Hall And Museum

Sonora

Closed winter/spring 2026

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame

Davis