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Culture And Education

Museums

Put the fun in learning. Every Region of California offers an opportunity to enjoy History, Art, Science, Culture, Space, Discovery Centers, Transportation, and more. 

Unique Museums

Unique Museums

Kern County

California Living Museum

Bakersfield

https://calmzoo.org/

West Kern Oil Museum

Taft

https://www.westkernoilmuseum.org/

Maturango Museum

Ridgecrest

https://maturango.org/hours-location/

Rock Formation

Los Angeles County

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Los Angeles

https://www.academymuseum.org/

Forest Lawn Museum

Glendale

https://forestlawn.com/museum/

International Printing Museum

Carson

https://www.printmuseum.org/

Los Angeles County Fire Museum

Bellflower

https://www.lacountyfiremuseum.com/

Museum of Selfies

Los Angeles

https://museumofselfies.com/

Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens

Long Beach

https://www.rancholosalamitos.com/

The Getty Center

Los Angeles

https://www.getty.edu/

Autry Museum of the American West

Los Angeles

http://theautry.org/

GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live

Los Angeles

http://www.grammymuseum.org/

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

Los Angeles

http://tarpits.org/

Museum of Neon Art

Glendale

http://www.neonmona.org/

Rancho Los Cerritos

Long Beach

https://www.rancholoscerritos.org/

The Bunny Museum

Altadena

https://www.thebunnymuseum.com/

The Hollywood Museum

Hollywood

http://www.thehollywoodmuseum.com/

San Bernardino County

California Route 66 Museum

Victorville

https://www.califrt66museum.org/


Historical Glass Museum

Redlands

http://historicalglassmuseum.com/

Route 66 Mother Road Museum

Barstow

http://www.route66museum.org/

First Original McDonalds Museum

San Bernardino

https://www.facebook.com/OriginalMcdonaldsMuseum/

Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Joshua Tree

http://www.noahpurifoy.com/joshua-tree-outdoor-museum/

World Famous Crochet Museum

Joshua Tree

http://www.sharielf.com/museum.html

San Diego County

Comic- Con Museum

San Diego

https://www.comic-con.org/museum

Santa Barbra County

Santa Barbra Carriage & Western Art Museum

Santa Barbra

https://carriagemuseum.org/

Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library

Santa Barbra

http://www.quinlanmuseum.com/

San Luis Obispo County

Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum

San Luis Obispo

https://vetmuseum.org/

Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo

http://winehistoryproject.org/

Ventura County

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum

Semi Valley

https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/visitor-information

Historical & Cultural Museums

History / Culture ~Including Natural: History and Science~

Kern County

20 Mule Team Museum

Boron

https://20muleteammuseum.com/

Kern Country Museum

Bakersfield

https://kerncountymuseum.org/


Ridge Route Communities Museum

Frazier Park

https://ridgeroutemuseum.org/


Buena Vista Museum Of Natural History

Bakersfield

https://www.buenavistamuseum.org/

Kern Valley Museum & Historical Society

Kernville

http://www.kernvalleymuseum.org/

Tehachapi Heritage League Museum

Tehachapi

https://tehachapimuseum.org/

Los Angeles County

California African American Museum

Los Angeles

http://www.caamuseum.org/

Gordon R. Howard Museum Complex

Burbank

https://www.burbankhistoricalsoc.org/museum-complex

Long Beach Heritage Museum

Long Beach

https://longbeachheritagemuseum.org/

Glib Museum Of Arcadia Heritage

Arcadia

More info/website

Japanese American National Museum

Los Angeles

https://www.janm.org/

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Los Angeles

https://nhm.org/

The Banning Museum

Los Angeles

https://www.janm.org/

Orange County

The Richard Nixon Library & Museum

Yorba Linda

http://www.nixonfoundation.org/

Riverside County

Mission Inn Museum

Riverside

https://missioninnmuseum.org/

World Museum of Natural History

Riverside

http://lasierra.edu/world-museum-of-natural-history/

Riverside Metropolitan Museum

Riverside

https://www.riversideca.gov/museum/

San Bernardino County

Cooper Regional History Museum

Upland

http://www.coopermuseum.org/

Hi Desert Nature Museum

Yucca Valley

http://hidesertnaturemuseum.org/

John Rains House - A San Bernardino County Museum Historic Site

Rancho Cucamonga

http://sbcounty.gov/museum/branches/rains.htm

Ontario Museum Of History & Art

Ontario

https://www.ontariomuseum.org/

Goffs Schoolhouse

Goffs

http://www.mdhca.org/

Inland Empire Military Museum

San Bernardino

http://juanpollo.com/military-gallery/

Lincoln Memorial Shrine

Redlands

https://www.lincolnshrine.org/

Abraham Lincoln

San Bernardino County Museum

Redlands

http://www.sbcounty.gov/museum/

San Diego County

Gaslamp Museum At The Davis Horton House Museum

San Diego

https://gaslampfoundation.org/

Museum of Us

Balboa Park

https://museumofus.org/

San Diego History Center

Balboa Park

https://sandiegohistory.org/


Junipero Serra Museum

San Diego

https://sandiegohistory.org/serramuseum/


Natural History Museum

Balboa Park

https://www.sdnhm.org/visit/

Whaley House

San Diego

https://www.whaleyhousesandiego.com/

Haunted

Santa Barbra County

Santa Barbra Historical Museum

Santa Barbra

https://www.sbhistorical.org/

Santa Barbra Museum Of Natural History Sea Center

Santa Barbra

https://www.sbnature.org/seacenter

Santa Barbra Museum Of Natural History

Santa Barbra

https://www.sbnature.org/

San Luis Obispo County

DANA Adobe & Cultural Center

Nipomo

http://www.danaadobe.org/

Rios Caledonia Adobe

San Miguel

http://www.historic-rios-caledonia.org/

Museum of Natural History

Morro Bay

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=594

San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum

San Luis Obispo

http://historycenterslo.org/

Ventura County

Museum Of Ventura County

Ventura

http://www.venturamuseum.org/

Ojai Valley Museum

Ojai

http://www.ojaivalleymuseum.org/

Art & Architecture Museums

ART / ARCHITECTURE ~Including Historical Building~

Kern County

Bakersfield Museum Of Art

Bakersfield

https://www.bmoa.org/

Kern County Museum

Bakersfield

https://kerncountymuseum.org/

Los Angeles County

Hammer Museum

Los Angeles

http://hammer.ucla.edu/

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles

https://www.lacma.org/

The Broad

Los Angeles

https://www.thebroad.org/

Contemporary Art

Long Beach Art Museum

Long Beach

https://www.lbma.org/

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Los Angeles

https://www.moca.org/

Orange County

Bowers Museum

Santa Ana

http://www.bowers.org/

Laguna Art Museum

Laguna Beach

http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org/

Hilbert Museum of California Art

Orange

http://www.hilbertmuseum.org/

Orange County Museum of Art

Santa Ana

https://www.ocma.art/

Riverside County

Palm Springs Art Museum

Palm Springs

https://www.psmuseum.org/

UCR Arts

Riverside

https://ucrarts.ucr.edu/

Riverside Art Museum & The Cheech Marin Center

Riverside

https://riversideartmuseum.org/

San Diego County

Mingei International Museum

San Diego

https://mingei.org/

Museum Of Contemporary Art

La Jolla

https://mcasd.org/visit/mcasd

Spanish Village Art Center

San Diego

https://spanishvillageartcenter.com/

The Museum Of Photographic Arts

San Diego

https://mopa.org/

Museum Of Contemporary Art

Downtown

https://mcasd.org/

San Diego Museum Of Art

Balboa Park

https://www.sdmart.org/

The New Children's Museum

San Diego

https://thinkplaycreate.org/

Timken Museum Of Art Art

San Diego

https://www.timkenmuseum.org/

San Bernardino County

Chaffey Community Museum of Art

Ontario

http://www.chaffeymuseum.org/

Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art

San Bernardino

https://www.csusb.edu/raffma

San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

San Luis Obispo

https://sloma.org/

Santa Barbra County

Art, Design , & Architecture Museum

Santa Barbra

http://www.museum.ucsb.edu/

Santa Barbra Museum of Art

Santa Barbra

http://www.sbma.net/

Museum Of Contemporary Art Santa Barbra

Santa Barbra

https://www.mcasantabarbara.org/

Westmont Ridley- Tree Museum Of Art

Montecito

https://www.westmont.edu/museum

Ventura County

Agricultural Museum

Santa Paula

https://venturamuseum.org/visit-agriculture-museum/

Rancho Camulos Museum

Fillmore

http://www.ranchocamulos.org/

California Museum Of Art

Thousand Oaks

http://www.cmato.org/

Santa Paula Art Museum

Santa Paula

https://www.santapaulaartmuseum.org/

Science ~ Children Museums

SCIENCE / CHILDRENS

Los Angeles County

California Science Center

Los Angeles

http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/

Griffith Observatory

Los Angeles

https://griffithobservatory.org/

Columbia Memorial Space Center Museum

Downey

https://www.columbiaspacescience.org/

Orange County

Discovery Cube

Santa Ana

https://www.discoverycube.org/

Pretend City Children's Museum

Irvine

http://www.pretendcity.org/

San Diego County

Fleet Science Center

San Diego

http://www.fleetscience.org/

San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo Children's Museum

San Luis Obispo

http://www.slocm.org/

Santa Barbra County

The Museum of Exploration & Innovation; MOXI

Santa Barbra

http://www.moxi.org/

Transportation & Military Museums

~Including: Maritime, Aerospace, Railroad, Auto, War

Kern County

Air Force Flight Test Museum

Edwards AF Base

https://www.countyoffice.org/air-force-flight-test-center-museum-edwards-afb-ca-66b/

Minter Field Air Museum

Shafter

http://minterfieldairmuseum.com/

China Lake Museum Foundation

Ridgecrest

https://chinalakemuseum.org/

Tehachapi Depot Museum

Tehachapi

http://www.tehachapidepot.com/


Los Angeles County

Columbia Memorial Space Center Museum

Downey

https://www.columbiaspacescience.org/

Los Angeles Maritime Museum

San Pedro

http://lamaritimemuseum.org/

Queen Mary Museum

Long Beach

https://queenmary.com/tours/tours-exhibits/

Lomita Railroad Museum

Lomita

http://www.lomita-rr.org/

Petersen Automotive Museum

Los Angeles

https://petersen.org/

Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum

El Segundo

https://www.automobiledrivingmuseum.org/

Orange County

Lyon Air Museum

Santa Ana

http://www.lyonairmuseum.org/

Marconi Automotive Museum

Tustin

http://www.marconimuseum.org/

Riverside County

March Field Air Museum

Riverside

https://www.marchfield.org/

San Bernardino County

Norton Air Force Base Museum

San Bernardino

http://www.nafbmuseum.org/


San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum

San Bernardino

http://sbdepotmuseum.squarespace.com/

Yanks Air Museum

Chino

http://www.yanksair.com/

Planes Of Fame Air Museum

Chino

https://www.planesoffame.org/

Western American Railroad Museum

Barstow

https://www.radiomuseum.org/museum/usa/western-america-railroad-museum-warm-barstow/.html

San Diego County

Maritime Museum

San Diego

https://sdmaritime.org/

San Diego Automotive Museum

Balboa Park

https://www.sdautomuseum.org/

Star Of India

San Diego

https://sdmaritime.org/visit/the-ships/star-of-india/

San Diego Air and Space Museum

Balboa Park

https://sandiegoairandspace.org/

San Diego Model Railroad Museum

San Diego

https://www.sdmrm.org/

USS Midway Museum

San Diego

https://www.midway.org/

Santa Barbra County

Santa Barbra Maritime Museum

Santa Barbra

https://sbmm.org/

South Coast Railroad Museum

Goleta

http://scrm.goletadepot.org/

San Luis Obispo County

Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum

San Luis Obispo

https://vetmuseum.org/

Estrella Warbird Museum

Paso Robles

https://www.ewarbirds.org/

San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum

San Luis Obispo

http://www.slorrm.com/

Ventura County

Aviation Museum Of Santa Paula

Santa Paula

https://www.cimmvc.org/

Mullin Automotive Museum

Oxnard

https://mullinautomotivemuseum.com/

US Navy Seabee Museum

Port Hueneme

http://www.history.navy.mil/seabeemuseum

Channel Islands Maritime Museum

Oxnard

https://www.cimmvc.org/

The Murphy Auto Museum

Oxnard

http://www.murphyautomuseum.org/

observatories

Los angeles county

Carnegie Observatories

Pasadena

http://obs.carnegiescience.edu/

Mount Wilson Observatory

Mount Wilson

https://www.mtwilson.edu/

Griffith Observatory

Los Angeles

https://griffithobservatory.org/

Samuel Oschin Planetarium

Los Angeles

https://griffithobservatory.org/exhibits/samuel-oschin-planetarium/

san bernardino county

Big Bear Solar Observatory

Big Bear

http://www.bbso.njit.edu/

N.A. Richardson Observatory & Science Museum

San Bernardino

http://www.valleycollege.edu/observatory

Murillo Family Observatory

Palm Desert

https://www.csusb.edu/observatory

Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center

Twentynine Palms

http://www.skysthelimit29.org/

san diego county

Hale Telescope

Palomar Mountain

http://www.palomar.caltech.edu/

S.D.S.U. Observatory

Mount Laguna

https://astronomy.sdsu.edu/mount-laguna-observatory-facilities/

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