By the way, auto/transportation museums are not included in this particular guide. Why? Because there are so many throughout the nation that we offer a separate site for them. To access that site, just click right here.
AEROSPACE MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIAMcClellan Park
5934 Price Ave
McClellan, CA 95652
(916) 643-3192
Sacramento, CA
AIR MUSEUM PLANES OF FAME
7000 Merrill Ave. #17
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 597-3722
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF BEAT ART
506 North Garfield, Suite 200
Alhambra, CA 98101
(800) 996-6873
ASIAN ART MUSEUM
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 581-3500
AUTRY NATIONAL CENTER
Griffith Park campus
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA, 90027-1462
(323) 667-2000
• Southwest Museum of the American Indian
• Museum of the American West
• Institute for the Study of the American West
BAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM
Fort Baker
557 McReynolds Road
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 339-3936
BERNHARD MUSEUM
291 Auburn-Folsom Road
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 889-6500
BLACKHAWK MUSEUM
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle
Danville, CA 94506
(925) 736-2277
BOLINAS MUSEUM
48 Wharf Road
Bolinas, CA 94924
(415) 868-0330
BOWERS MUSEUM OF CULTURAL ART
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 567-3600
CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
Exposition Park
600 State Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 744-7432
CALIFORNIA DAIRY MUSEUM
1101 National Drive, Suite B
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 263-3256
CALIFORNIA HERITAGE MUSEUM
2612 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 392-8537
CALIFORNIA LIVING MUSEUM
10500 Alfred Harrell Highway
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 872-2256
CALIFORNIA OIL MUSEUM
1001 E. Main St.
Santa Paula, CA 93061
(805) 933-0076
CALIFORNIA MUSEUM FOR HISTORY, WOMEN & THE ARTS
State Archives Building
1020 O Street
Sacramento, CA
(916) 654-5688
CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
University of California-Riverside
Main Street
Riverside, CA 92501-3624
(951) 827-4788
CALIFORNIA OIL MUSEUM
10th and Main streets
Santa Paula, CA
(805) 933-0076
CALIFORNIA ROUTE 66 MUSEUM
16825 D Street (Route 66)
Victorville CA 92393-2151
(760) 951-0436
CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER
Exposition Park
700 State Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(323) 724-3623
CALIFORNIA STATE MILITARY MUSEUM
1119 Second Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 442-2883
CALIFORNIA STATE INDIAN MUSEUM
26th and K streets, adjacent Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park.
Sacramento, CA
(916) 324-0971
CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM
111 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-7387
CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM
223 North Coast Highway
Oceanside, CA 92054
(760) 721-6876
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL MILITARY MUSEUM
Eagle Field AAF and CCHMM
11100 West Eagle Field Road
Firebaugh, CA
CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER
1000 Skyline Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94619
(510) 336-7300
CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM OF SAN JOSE
180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 298-5437
CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM OF THE DESERT
71-701 Gerald Ford Drive
Ranco Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 321-0602
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
301 South Euclid Street
La Habra, CA 90631
(562) 905-9793
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF STOCKTON
402 West Weber Avenue
Stockton, CA
(209) 465-4386
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF THE SIERRA
49269 Golden Oak Drive
Oakhurst, CA 93644
(559) 658-5656
COYOTE POINT MUSEUM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
1651 Coyote Point Drive
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 342-7755
ESSIG MUSEUM OF ENTOMOLOGY
University of California
201 Wellman Hall MC-3112
Berkeley, CA 94720-3112
(510) 643-0804
DISCOVERY MUSEUM
501 Third Street
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 443-9694
DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER
2500 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 542-2823
EXPLORATORIUM: MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, ART & HUMAN PERCEPTION
Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 561-0399
FINGERPRINTS YOUTH MUSEUM
123 South Carmalita
Hemet, CA 92543
(951) 765-1223
FLYING LEATHERNECK AVIATION MUSEUM
T-4203 Anderson Avenue
San Diego, CA 92145-0316
(877) 359-8762
FRESNO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART & SCIENCE
933 Van Ness Avenue
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 441-1444
FOWLER MUSEUM
UCLA Campus
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1549
(310) 825-4361
(J. PAUL) GETTY MUSEUM
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049–1679
(310) 440-7300
HABITOT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
2065 Kittredge Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 647-1111
HAGGIN MUSEUM
Victory Park
1201 North Pershing Avenue
Stockton, CA 95203-1699
(209) 940-6300
HEARST CASTLE
750 Hearst Castle Road
San Simeon, CA 93452-9741
(805) 927-2020
DR. WILLELLA HOWE-WAFFLE HOUSE & MEDICAL MUSEUM
120 Civic Center Drive
Santa Ana, CA
(714) 547-9645
THE HUNTINGTON: LIBRARY, ART COLLECTIONS & BOTANICAL GARDENS
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
(626) 405-2100
KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUMS
21 West Anapamu Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 962-5322
Note: There are nine other museums outside California that are part of this system. See main website for links.
KEARNEY MANSION MUSEUM
7160 West Kearney Boulevard
Fresno, CA 93706-9520
(559) 441-0862
KIDSPACE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
480 North Arroyo Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 449-9144
KIDZONE MUSEUM
11711 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161
(530) 587-5437
LACE MUSEUM & GUILD
552 South Murphy
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 730-4695
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6000
MEUX HOME MUSEUM
1007 R Street
Fresno, CA 93710
(559) 233-8007
MONTEREY COUNTY YOUTH MUSEUM
425 Washington Street
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 649-6444
MUSEUM OF CREATION AND EARTH HISTORY
10946 Woodside Avenue North
Santee, CA 92071
(619) 596-6011
MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY
University of California
1101 Valley Life Sciences Building
Berkeley, CA 94720-4780
(510) 642-1821
MUSEUM OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
3101 Valley Life Sciences Building
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3160
(510) 642-3567
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
of Humboldt State University
Wells Fargo Hall
1315 G Street
Arcata, CA
(707) 826-4479
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Exposition Park
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 763-3466
NEW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
200 West Island Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 233-8792
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 238-2200
PASADENA MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA ART
490 East Union Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 568-3665
PASO ROBLES CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
The Volunteer Firehouse
623 13th Street
Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 238-7432
GEORGE S. PATTON MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Interstate 10
Chiriaco Summit, CA 92201
(760) 227-3483
PENNYPICKLE'S WORKSHOP: TEMECULA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
42081 Main Street
Temecula, CA 92590
(951) 308-6376
PRETEND CITY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
29 Hubble
Irvina, CA 92618
(948) 428-3900
SAN DIEGO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM
389 North Escondido Boulevard
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 233-7755
SAN LUIS OBISPO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
1010 Nipomo Street at Monterey
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 545-5874
SANTA MARIA VALLEY DISCOVERY MUSEUM
705 South McClelland Street at Jones
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 928-8414
TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION
201 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 294-8324
UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM
California State University Campus
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-8401
(562) 985-5761
ZEUM
221 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 820-3320
ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
6505 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 761-8984
