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This list of museums in California is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Central Coast and Monterey Bay Area

Main article: List of museums in the California Central Coast

Includes Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Ventura counties

Inland Empire

Main article: List of museums in the Inland Empire

Riverside County and San Bernardino County (includes the Coachella Valley)

Los Angeles County

Main article: List of museums in Los Angeles
Main article: List of museums in Los Angeles County, California

North Coast

Main article: List of museums in the North Coast (California)

Includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino counties

Orange County

Main article: List of museums in Orange County, California

San Diego County

Main article: List of museums in San Diego County, California

San Francisco Bay Area

Main article: List of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area

Includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties

San Joaquin Valley

Main article: List of museums in the San Joaquin Valley

Includes Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare counties

Shasta Cascade

Main article: List of museums in the Shasta Cascade

Includes Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties

Elsewhere

The museums below are found in the following counties, which may be split over different regions:

Name Town/City County Region Type Summary
Aerospace Museum of California North Highlands Sacramento Sacramento Valley Aviation Located on the grounds of the former McClellan Air Force Base, displays of military and civilian aircraft as well as space vehicle replicas
Alpine County Museum Markleeville Alpine High Sierra Open air website, complex includes the main museum building with local history exhibits, Old Webster Schoolhouse, Markleeville Log Jail, carriage shed, and historic silver ore stamp mill
Amador County Museum Jackson Amador Gold Country Local history Operated by the Amador County Historical Society, mid 19th-century home with local history displays including gold mining, clothing, period rooms, Native American and Chinese American collections, Kennedy and North Star Mines models
Amador Whitney Museum Amador City Amador Gold Country Local history website
Angels Camp Museum Angels Camp Calaveras Gold Country Local history Includes carriages, mining equipment, minerals, household items
Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park St. Helena Napa Napa Valley Mill The historic mill is open on weekends
Bernhard Museum Complex Auburn Placer Gold Country Historic house Includes the Victorian Bernhard residence with period rooms, wine storage building and wine processing building with wine-making exhibits, and a barn with horse-drawn vehicles and blacksmith area
Blue Line Arts Roseville Placer Sacramento Valley Art website, art center with galleries, works of regional and national artists
Bodie State Historic Park Bodie Mono High Sierra Open air Ghost town mining camp
Bohart Museum of Entomology Davis Yolo Sacramento Valley Natural history Live and mounted insect displays, also a research museum of the University of California, Davis
Borax Museum Furnace Creek Inyo High Sierra Mining Located at the Oasis at Death Valley, borax mining tools and equipment, minerals, models of Twenty-mule team wagon trains
Calaveras County Museum San Andreas Calaveras Gold Country Local history Operated by the Calaveras County Historical Society, located in the former Calaveras County Courthouse, Jail Yard, and Hall of Records
California Automobile Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Automobile Formerly the Towe Auto Museum, over 170 classic cars, race cars, muscle cars, hot rods, early models and automotive memorabilia
California Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley History Formerly known as the Golden State Museum, includes the California Hall of Fame, exhibits on important people and aspects of California including California Indians, missions, women, California Constitution, health
California State Capitol Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Capitol Museum in the Capitol, tours, history of the state government
California State Indian Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Native American Themes of nature, spirit and family
California State Mining and Mineral Museum Mariposa Mariposa Gold Country Mining Located at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, gold mining
California State Railroad Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Railroad Features 21 restored locomotives and railroad cars, exhibits, summer heritage railroad rides on the Sacramento Southern Railroad
Carnegie Museum (Roseville, California) Roseville Placer Sacramento Valley Local history website, operated by the Roseville Historical Society, located in a Carnegie library building
Carolyn Parr Nature Center Napa Napa Napa Valley Natural history website, located in Westwood Hills Park, features natural history museum
Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Art website
C Gibson Museum & Cultural Center Middletown Lake Lake County Local History [1] Geology, native American, mining, and pioneer history.
Chew Kee Store Museum Fiddletown Amador Gold Country History 1855 Chinese herb shop, operated by the Fiddletown Preservation Society
Chinese American Museum of Northern California Marysville Yuba Sacramento Valley Ethnic - Chinese website, Chinese participation in the gold rush
Chinese Association Museum Locke Sacramento Sacramento Valley Ethnic - Chinese History of the Chinese in Locke, culture
C.N. Gorman Museum Davis Yolo Sacramento Valley Art website, contemporary Native American and indigenous art, part of the University of California, Davis, also known as Carl M. Gorman Museum
Columbia State Historic Park Columbia Tuolumne Gold Country Living California Gold Rush town with living history demonstrations
Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County Yuba City Sutter Sacramento Valley Local history
Crocker Art Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Art Early California art, Old Master drawings, Asian art, international ceramics
Dai Loy Museum Locke Sacramento Sacramento Valley History Former Chinese gambling house
di Rosa Napa Napa Napa Valley Art website, art galleries and outdoor sculpture on a nature preserve
Discovery Museum Science & Space Center Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Science website, themes include space, solar system, nature, building new facility to be known as the Powerhouse Science Center
Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Medical Pharmacy artifacts, located at the California Pharmacists Association headquarters
Donner Memorial State Park Truckee Nevada Gold Country History Includes the Emigrant Trail Museum with exhibits on local Native Americans, the Donner Party and builders of the transcontinental railroad
Downieville Museum Downieville Sierra Gold Country Local history
Eastern California Museum Independence Inyo High Sierra Local history website, includes Native American baskets and artifacts, fossils and exhibits of local history, artifacts from the Manzanar World War II Internment Center
El Dorado County Historical Museum Placerville El Dorado Gold Country Local history website, Native American baskets, gold mining equipment, farm tools, household items
Elmshaven St. Helena Napa Napa Valley Religious Home of Ellen G. White whose ministry was instrumental in founding the seventh-day Sabbatarian Adventist movement
Empire Mine State Historic Park Grass Valley Nevada Gold Country Mining Attractions include a mining museum, an Edwardian estate house, and a mine with living history demonstrations
Explorit Davis Yolo Sacramento Valley Science website, regional hands-on science center
Folsom History Museum Folsom Sacramento Sacramento Valley Local history website, operated by the Folsom Historical Society, exhibits about Folsom's native people, the discovery of gold and the formation of mining camps, ethnic groups who contributed to this area, the formation of the town, railroad, prison, powerhouse, and later efforts at gold mining
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park Folsom Sacramento Sacramento Valley Technology Historic 1890s hydroelectric power plant
Folsom Prison Museum Folsom Sacramento Sacramento Valley Law enforcement website, history of Folsom Prison
Folsom Railroad Museum Folsom Sacramento Sacramento Valley Railroad website, operated by the Folsom, El Dorado & Sacramento Historical Railroad Association
Forest Hill Divide Museum Foresthill Placer Gold Country Mining website, includes mining museum, a reconstructed livery stable/blacksmith shop, and the original Foresthill Jail
Fountain & Tallman Museum Placerville El Dorado Gold Country Local history Operated by the El Dorado County Historical Society
Gatekeeper’s Museum Tahoe City Placer High Sierra Local history website, operated by the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society, includes Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum
Gold Bug Park & Mine Placerville El Dorado Gold Country Mining website, includes Hattie's Museum with mining exhibits, Gold Bug Mine to tour, Meagher House for natural history education, Hendy Stamp Mill
Gold Country Museum Auburn Placer Gold Country Mining Area gold mining and local history
Golden Drift Museum Dutch Flat Placer Gold Country Local history website, influence of hydraulic mining, lumber and railroads in the area
Governor's Mansion State Historic Park Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Historic house Former mansion of the governors of California
Grass Valley Museum Grass Valley Nevada Gold Country Local history Includes furniture, art, objects d’art, clothing, musical instruments and artifacts of the Victorian era
Grass Valley Video History Museum Grass Valley Nevada Gold Country Local history Historical film footage locally and from around the world
Griffith Quarry Museum Penryn Placer Gold Country Industry Local granite industry
Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum Groveland Tuolumne Gold Country Local history website, operated by the Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society
Hattie Weber Museum Davis Yolo Sacramento Valley Local history website, operated by the Yolo County Historical Society, includes dolls from many countries and eras, textiles, books
Hayden Cabin Mammoth Lakes Mono High Sierra Historic house website, operated by the Southern Mono Historical Society, also known as Mammoth Museum, four-room log cabin with original 1930s furnishings
Heidrick Ag History Center Woodland Yolo Sacramento Valley Agriculture website, antique agricultural equipment
Hellman-Ehrman Mansion Tahoma El Dorado Gold Country Historic house website, located in Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, early 20th-century summer lodge house
Historic Firehouse No. 1 Museum Nevada City Nevada Gold Country Local history Operated by the Nevada County Historical Society
Historic Courthouse Museum Lakeport Lake Lake County Local History [2] Old county courthouse, Native American and pioneer history
Historic Schoolhouse Museum Lower Lake Lake Lake County Local History [3] Old schoolhouse, Native American and pioneer history
Home of Lola Montez Grass Valley Nevada Gold Country Local history Houses the town's chamber of commerce, visitor center and local history museum
Honeybee Discovery Center Orland Glenn Zoology
Imperial Valley College Art Gallery Imperial Imperial Imperial Valley Art Juanita Salazar Lowe Gallery
Imperial Valley Desert Museum Ocotillo Imperial Imperial Valley Multiple website, Native American, archaeological and historic artifacts
Inyo Council for the Arts Gallery Bishop Inyo High Sierra Art Changing exhibits of area art
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park Pine Grove Amador High Sierra Native American Includes Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum
James Calvin Sly Museum Pollock Pines El Dorado Gold Country Local history Located in Sly Park Recreation Area, named for James Calvin Sly
Kennedy Mine Jackson Amador High Sierra Mining Gold mine structures
Kentucky Mine Museum Sierra City Sierra Gold Country Mining website, operated by the Sierra County Historical Society, working gold mine with operating stamp mill
KidZone Museum Truckee Nevada Gold Country Children's website, formerly the Sierra Nevada Children's Museum
Lake Tahoe Historical Society Museum South Lake Tahoe El Dorado High Sierra Local history website
Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site Bishop Inyo High Sierra Open air Operated by the Bishop Museum & Historical Society, collection of 19th century buildings with historical exhibits, railroad cars and equipment
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Historic house Victorian mansion restored to 1872 appearance
Locke Boarding House and Visitor's Center Locke Sacramento Sacramento Valley Local history Offers tours of the historic community
Locke Chinese School Locke Sacramento Sacramento Valley School Former Chinese school
Lone Pine Film History Museum Lone Pine Inyo High Sierra Media website, movie history of Lone Pine, Death Valley and the Eastern Sierra areas; officially known as the Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Lone Pine Film History
Maidu Museum & Historic Site Roseville Placer Sacramento Valley Multiple Natural and cultural history, including exhibits on Native Californians and the interdependence of nature and culture
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park Nevada City Nevada Gold Country Mining Includes mining museum and deserted mining town
Mammoth Ski Museum Mammoth Lakes Mono High Sierra Sports Art, culture and artifacts related to skiing
Manzanar National Historic Site Independence Inyo High Sierra History Site of one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II
Mariposa Museum & History Center Mariposa Mariposa Gold Country Local history website, cultural history of Mariposa County, including Miwok display, gold mining equipment, miner's cabin, saloon, one-room school
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Coloma El Dorado Gold Country Open air Includes Gold Discovery Museum and Visitor Center, 20 historic buildings including mining, house, school, and store exhibits
Mary Aaron Museum Marysville Yuba Sacramento Valley Historic house Victorian-era house, exhibits of local history
Mendenhall's Museum of Gasoline Pumps & Petroliana Buelton Santa Barbara Central Coast Automotive https://www.mendenhallmuseum.com/ Private collection of vintage gas, racing & roadway artifacts
Milton Gottardi Loyalton Museum Loyalton Sierra Gold Country Local history Includes displays on logging, agriculture, Washoe Indians, fraternal organizations
Mono Basin History Museum Lee Vining Mono High Sierra Local history website, operated by the Mono County Historical Society, located in a historic schoolhouse, Native American artifacts, gold mining implements, local history and culture, Nellie Bly's legendary Upside-Down House, farming and mining equipment
Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area Visitor Center Lee Vining Mono High Sierra Natural history Geology and wildlife of Mono Lake
Mono County Museum Bridgeport Mono High Sierra Local history Operated by the Mono County Historical Society
Monteverde Store Museum Sutter Creek Amador Gold Country History Historic country store with historic items, open by appointment
Murphys Old Timers Museum Murphys Calaveras Gold Country Local history website
Museum of History in Granite Felicity Imperial Imperial Valley History website, outdoor granite panels depicting humanity's history
Museum of Medical History Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Medical website, collections in the fields of surgery, clinical diagnosis, infectious disease, pharmacy, radiology, Chinese medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, medical quackery, operated by the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society
Museum of Sierra Ski History and 1960 Winter Olympics Tahoe City Placer High Sierra Sports Area ski history from its beginnings through the 1960 Winter Olympics
Museum of the Forgotten Warriors Marysville Yuba Sacramento Valley Military website, uniforms, helicopters, photographs, medals, military memorabilia
Napa County Historical Society Napa Napa Napa Valley Local history Located in the Goodman Library; Jess Doud Memorial Room hosts several exhibitions each year
Napa Firefighters Museum Napa Napa Napa Valley Firefighting website
Napa Valley Museum Yountville Napa Napa Valley Multiple website, art, history, natural history of Napa Valley, including local Native American and wine-making history
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Nevada City Nevada Gold Country Railroad Operated by the Nevada County Historical Society
New Melones Visitor Center and Museum Sonora Calaveras Gold Country Local history Historic, natural and cultural history of the area around New Melones Lake
North Star Mine and Powerhouse & Pelton Wheel Museum Grass Valley Nevada Gold Country Mining Hundreds of mining artifacts and machinery, operated by the Nevada County Historical Society; also called the Grass Valley Mining Museum or the Northstar Mining Museum
Northern Mariposa County History Center Coulterville Mariposa Gold Country Local history website, pioneers, mining, Chinese immigrants, John Muir
Old Jail Museum (Truckee, California) Truckee Nevada Gold Country Prison website, operated by the Truckee - Donner Historical Society, 19th-century jail with exhibits of local history
Old Sacramento State Historic Park Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Multiple Includes Old Sacramento Interpretive Center, Wells Fargo History Museum, Sacramento History Museum, Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum, several historic buildings and more
Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley School website, late 19th-century period one room schoolhouse
Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center-Museum Bishop Inyo High Sierra Native American Artifacts and antiquities from the Numa (Paiute) and Newe (Shoshone) Nations
Pioneers' Park Museum Imperial Imperial Imperial Valley Local history website, operated by the Imperial County Historical Society, exhibits include county history, ethnic groups, agriculture, cattle, military, culture
Pioneer Yosemite History Center Wawona Mariposa High Sierra Open air Historic structures from different eras of Yosemite’s history
Placer County Museum Auburn Placer Gold Country Local history website, includes courthouse and sheriff's exhibits, Native America art, gold country exhibits
Portuguese Historical Museum San Jose Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Portuguese heritage website, includes exhibits on the history of the Portuguese diaspora in California
Preston School of Industry (a.k.a. Preston Castle) Ione Amador High Sierra Prison Tours of the former reform school
Rae House Museum Galt Sacramento Sacramento Valley Historic house 19th-century house with period displays, dolls, local history exhibits, operated by the Galt Area Historical Society, open by appointment
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Jamestown Tuolumne Gold Country Railroad Seasonal steam and diesel-powered train rides, 1920s locomotive roundhouse, machine shop and related exhibits
Red Barn Museum San Andreas Calaveras Gold Country Local history website, operated by the Calaveras County Historical Society, features agriculture, mining, logging, and ranching artifacts, tools and equipment
Reiff's Antique Gas Station Automotive Museum Woodland Yolo Sacramento Valley Transportation 1950s cars, automobile memorabilia, antiques and car culture
Richard Nelson Gallery Davis Yolo Sacramento Valley Art website, part of the University of California, Davis
Robert Louis Stevenson Museum St. Helena Napa Napa Valley Biographical website, devoted to author Robert Louis Stevenson
Rocklin History Museum Rocklin Placer Gold Country Local history website, operated by the Rocklin Historical Society, mining, railroads, ranching
Roseville Telephone Museum Roseville Placer Sacramento Valley Technology website, antique telephones and memorabilia, open by appointment
Roseville Utility Exploration Center Roseville Placer Sacramento Valley Science website, environmental learning center including energy efficiency, renewable technology, water conservation and recycling
Sacramento Children's Museum Rancho Cordova Sacramento Sacramento Valley Children's
Sacramento History Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Local history Includes California Gold Rush, agriculture, community, gold panning. Home of the Underground Tours of Old Sacramento.
Sacramento Valley Museum Williams Colusa Sacramento Valley Local history Includes carriages, mining equipment, minerals, household items
San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus Art Gallery Calexico Imperial Imperial Valley Art Steppling Art Gallery
Scotty's Castle Inyo High Sierra Historic house Also known as Death Valley Ranch, 1930s period mansion, located in northern Death Valley National Park
Sharpsteen Museum Calistoga Napa Napa Valley Local history website, history of the upper Napa Valley, along with the career memorabilia of founder Ben Sharpsteen (an animator for Walt Disney Studios)
Shenandoah Valley Museum Plymouth Amador Gold Country Agriculture Wine-making and farming
Shoshone Museum Shoshone Inyo High Sierra Local history Facebook site, area geology, wildlife, Native American culture and folklore
Sierra College Natural History Museum Rocklin Placer Gold Country Natural history website, part of Sierra College, mammals mounts, animal skeletons, fossils, insects
Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Arnold Calaveras Gold Country Industry History of logging in the Sierra Nevada area
Sutter's Fort State Historic Park Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley Military Includes reconstructed mid 19th-century period Sutter's Fort and the California State Indian Museum
Tahoe Maritime Museum Homewood Placer High Sierra Maritime Includes maritime craft in service at Lake Tahoe, history of boating at Lake Tahoe, outboard motor collection, aquaplanes, water skis, fishing exhibits
Tallac Historic Site South Lake Tahoe El Dorado High Sierra Open air Former rustic resort, includes Baldwin Museum, a former estate with exhibits on the significance of the estate families and the Washoe Tribe, the Pope Estate, the Valhalla Estate and several outbuildings
Tuolumne City Memorial Museum Tuolumne Tuolumne Gold Country Local history Exhibits on pioneers, household and kitchen items, clothing, gold mining, lumber company and model train layout
Tuolumne County Museum Sonora Tuolumne Gold Country Local history website, housed in an old jail, operated by the Tuolumne County Historical Society
UC Davis Design Museum Davis Yolo Sacramento Valley Design website, includes architecture, costume, graphic design, textiles, new media and popular culture, part of the University of California, Davis
Underground Gold Miners Museum Alleghany Sierra Gold Country Mining website, open by appointment and for events
United States Bicycling Hall of Fame Davis Yolo Sacramento Valley Sports Formerly located in New Jersey, bicycling history, photos, trophies, medals, books, catalogs
Vikingsholm South Lake Tahoe El Dorado High Sierra Historic house 38-room mansion with Nordic influences
Watson Log Cabin Tahoe City Placer High Sierra Historic house Operated by the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society, early 20th-century log cabin
Wells Fargo History Museum Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Valley History Two locations in Sacramento, one in the Pony Express Terminal, the other in the Wells Fargo Center; history of Wells Fargo Express, California Gold Rush
West Sacramento Historical Society History Gallery West Sacramento Yolo Sacramento Valley Local history Exhibits in the West Sacramento Community Center
Western SkiSport Museum Soda Springs Nevada Gold Country Sports website, history of winter ski sports in the western United States, operated by the Auburn Ski Club in the winter
Yolo County Historical Museum Woodland Yolo Sacramento Valley Historic house Also known as Gibson House, period rooms from the 1850s to the 1930s, also exhibits of local history
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Fish Camp Mariposa High Sierra Railroad Heritage railroad and historic log cabin
Yosemite Museum Yosemite National Park Mariposa Gold Country Native American Heritage and culture of the Ahwaneechee people who lived in the valley

Defunct museums

  • American Victorian Museum, Nevada City, also known as Teddy Bear Castle Museum,
  • ARCO Center for Visual Art, Los Angeles
  • Atascadero Historical Society Museum, closed due to the 2003 San Simeon earthquake, seeking new location
  • Briggs Cunningham Museum, an automotive museum in Costa Mesa, closed in 1986 (website)
  • California State Military Museum, Sacramento, closed in 2014
  • Carole & Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures, Los Angeles, closed 2001, collection can be seen online
  • Children's Discovery Museum of North San Diego County, Carlsbad, closed in 2006
  • Copia, Napa, closed in 2008
  • Exotic World Burlesque Museum, moved from Helendale to Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Forrest Ackerman's Sci-Fi Mansion, Hollywood, science fiction memorabilia, closed in 2003, information
  • Fort Roosevelt Natural Science and History Museum, Hanford
  • Guinness World Record Museum, San Francisco location; a museum still exists in Hollywood
  • Hays Antique Truck Museum, Woodland, collection moved to Reno, Nevada in 2013,
  • Helen Moe Antique Doll Museum, Paso Robles
  • Hollywood Entertainment Museum, archive of former website, closed in 2006 (website also closed by 2014)
  • Imaginarium of Nevada County, Nevada City, closed in 2010
  • Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments, Claremont, located at the Claremont Colleges, collection sold to Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix
  • Lake Arrowhead Children's Museum, closed in 2006
  • Lechler Museum, Piru, closed in 2000 and contents auctioned interview with owner
  • Max Factor Museum, Los Angeles, closed in 1996, information, museum about Max Factor and movie make-up history; building now houses the Hollywood Museum
  • Mingei International Museum, Escondido location closed in June 2010
  • Movieland Wax Museum
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Buena Park location closed in 2009
  • Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum, Victorville, moved to Branson, Missouri, official site: https://web.archive.org/web/20070823022238/http://www.royrogers.com/
  • San Diego Computer Museum, holdings gifted to the San Diego State University Library, now web-based only
  • Treasure Island Museum, San Francisco, website, closed in 1997 but trying to reopen, interpreted the American experience in the Pacific as lived by the men and women of the U.S. sea services: the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard

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