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Gold Country Region
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Gold Country Museum - The Gold Country Museums features exhibits on the Gold Rush and the history of gold mining. Here you can tour through a mine shaft, watch the model of a stamp mill operate, play faro in a canvas saloon, or pan for gold in our placer mining stream. Folsom City Zoo - Since 1963, this small unique California zoo has been providing sanctuary to some very special animals. Mercer Caverns - The Mercer Caverns are located in the Sierra foothills just north of Murphys, California. The caverns provide visitors with an exceptional array of beautiful and unique cave formations. Crocker Art Museum - Featuring Victorian architecture, Early California painting collections, Old Master drawings and colorful contemporary California art. California Military Museum - The California Military Museum is the official military museum and historical research center of the State of California. It houses over 30,000 artifacts as well a substantial library and archives. Esquire IMAX theatre - This 407 seat theatre features a 6 story high screen and wrap around digital sound giving everyone the best seat in the house. Golden State Museum - The Golden State Museum brings California's rich history to life with a mix of traditional exhibits and state-of-the-art technology. Multimedia exhibits incorporating documents and artifacts drawn from the vast collections of the California State Archives tell the stories of California's People, Place, Promise, and Politics. Wells Fargo History Museum - The excitement and history of the California Gold-Rush are captured for you at the treasure-filled Wells Fargo History Museum in Old Sacramento. Stagecoaches, gold, mining, business, commerce are all colorfully interpreted for visitors. California Caverns - Visit four of California's magnificent natural marble cavers. The cavers are filled with crystalline stalactites, stalagmites and other amazing formations. |
California State Railroad Museum - The California State Railroad Museum is the largest and finest interpretive railroad museum in North America and is the most visited in the world. The Museum of Railroad History, is architecturally designed in 19th-century railroad themes with tracks, trusses and railroad bridges spanning the length and width of the building. Twenty-three meticulously restored locomotives and cars are on display in stunning galleries and exhibit settings. Discovery Museum - History, science and technology come together at the Discovery Museum, your departure point for hands-on exploration of past, present and future. Towe Auto Museum - Just a mile south of Old Sacramento on Front Street is the world's most complete antique Ford collection. Opened to the public in May, 1987, this impressive collection remains today the finest of Henry Ford's life work. McClellan Aviation Museum - Located at Sacramento's McClellan Air Force Base, California the museum is considered to have one of the finest collections of aircraft and aviation memorabilia in the west. Sacramento Zoo - Celebrating its 75th Birthday in 2002, the Sacramento Zoo is located in William Land Park just south of the state capital. Stroll among lush gardens, 200-year-old oak trees, and visit the Claire Mower Red Panda Forest. Walk down Big Cat Row and discover snow leopards, Sumatran tigers, and jaguars. Or visit with chimpanzees orangutans, gibbons and lemurs. The Kenneth Johnson Reptile House exhibits endangered turtles and frogs, exotic geckos, lizards and snakes. Don't forget to catch the wildlife stageshow "Zoo P.I. Critter Caper" shown two times daily. Then stop by the Kampala Cafe for lunch. The zoo is open year-round; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Water World USA - Waterpark by the Six Flags family of theme parks. Water World USA features rides such as breaker beach wave pool, cannonball falls, shark attack, hook's lagoon and more. |
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