- Bay Area Discovery Museum
- San Francisco
www.badm.org
- Bay Area Discovery Museum
- Sausalito
A place where toddlers to ten-year-olds explore art, science, and media.
www.badm.org
- Beat Museum, The
- San Francisco
The Beat Museum, located in the North Beach area of San Francisco, features collections from writers including Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Ferlinghetti.
www.thebeatmuseum.org
- Blackhawk Automotive Museum
- Danville
Resources, projects and exhibits related to the automobile and automotive art through time. Features highlights from the museum collections.
www.blackhawkauto.org
- Bolinas Museum
- Bolinas
Featuring painting, photography, sculpture, and more.
www.bolinasmuseum.org
- Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
- Burlingame
Featuring an online exhibit of hundreds of dispensers from the '50s to the present. Also a source for European and hard-to-find dispensers and accessories.
www.burlingamepezmuseum.com
- California Academy of Sciences@ - San Francisco
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Exhibits/California_Academy_of_Sciences
- California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
- San Francisco
Offers history, culture, and contemporary life of California Indians, as well as information about the staff and events.
cimcc.indian.com
- Charles M. Schulz Museum
- Santa Rosa
Features exhibits, biography, timeline, news, and event calendar.
www.charlesmschulzmuseum.org
- Children's Discovery Museum (CDM)
- San Jose
Serves the needs of children, families, and schools as a center for learning and discovery.
www.cdm.org
- Copia
- Napa
Cultural museum and education center dedicated to exploring the American contribution to wine and food.
www.copia.org
- Essig Museum of Entomology
A 4.5 million specimen entomological research collection with specimens primarily from western North America and the northern neotropics.
www.mip.berkeley.edu/essig
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site@ - Danville
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- Exploratorium@
- San Francisco
Collection of the Exploratorium's online science exhibits, games, and teaching tools. The San Francisco museum introduces children to the life, earth, and space sciences as well as human perception with hands-on exhibits.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Exhibits/Exploratorium
- Gold Rush Trail/ Gold Rush Trail Foundation
- San Francisco
San Francisco's outdoor history museum is a walking tour of gold rush era historical monuments, areas and points of interest.
www.goldrushtrail.org
- Habitot Children's Museum
- Berkeley
Special place for young children, from infants through age seven, to experience hands-on discovery play and learning.
www.habitot.org
- Hall of Health
- Berkeley
Community health-education museum and science center, dedicated to promoting wellness and personal responsibility for health.
www.hallofhealth.org
- Hawkes Winery and Teapot Museum
- Healdsburg
Find information about the vineyards, wines, and galleries at the Hawkes Winery. Features a tasting room and a teapot museum.
www.hawkeswine.com
- Hiller Aviation Museum
- San Carlos
Collection dedicated to man's concept of flight. The museum highlights the many historic advancements native to Northern California, and shows how technologies resident here today will shape the future of air transportation.
www.hiller.org
- I. Wolk Gallery
- Saint Helena
Featuring contemporary paintings, work on paper, and sculpture.
www.iwolkgallery.com
- Lawrence Hall of Science@ - Berkeley
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- Lindsay Wildlife Museum
- Walnut Creek
Wildlife rehabilitation and educational center that focuses on native California wildlife and natural history. Offers a charitable vehicle donation program.
www.wildlife-museum.org
- Luther Burbank Home and Gardens@ - Santa Rosa
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- Magnes Museum
- San Francisco
Cultural partnership uniting The Judah L. Magnes Museum and The Jewish Museum San Francisco.
www.jewishmuseumsf.org
- Mendocino County Museum
- Willits
www.co.mendocino.ca.us/museum
- Mills College Art Museum
- Oakland
Exhibits focus on the creative work of women artists from around the globe with an emphasis on modern artwork.
www.mills.edu/museum
- Musée Mécanique@ - San Francisco
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Exhibits/Musee_Mecanique
- Museum of the City of San Francisco
- San Francisco
Preserving the history of the City; online exhibits include the 1906 earthquake and a 1965-69 chronology of local rock and roll.
www.sfmuseum.org
- Napa Valley Museum
- Yountville
Featuring the people, environment, wine and agricultural industries of Napa.
www.napavalleymuseum.org
- National Maritime Museum Association
- San Francisco
Operates the USS Pampanito, a WWII submarine and assists with the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
www.maritime.org
- Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
- Fremont
Dedicated to the acquisition and historic preservation of artifacts and local history of film making in Niles, California. Find information about the current silent film theater schedule and upcoming events.
www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
- Oakland Museum of California@ - Oakland
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- Petaluma Historical Museum/Library
- Petaluma
Dedicated to the history of Petaluma and its environs.
www.petalumamuseum.com
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum
- San Francisco
Explore a world of improbabilities located at Fisherman's Wharf.
www.ripleysf.com
- Rosicrucian Park and Egyptian Museum@ - San Jose
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Exhibits/Rosicrucian_Park_and_Egyptian_Museum
- San Francisco Fire Department Museum
- San Francisco
Includes department history, exhibit information, and more.
www.sffiremuseum.org
- San Quentin Prison Museum
- San Quentin
Information on the exhibits, prison history, and more.
www.turnpike.net/~mystery/tmg/san_quentin.html
- Strybing Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
- San Francisco
Celebrating the bond between people and plants, the San Francisco Botanical Garden is located within Golden Gate Park.
www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
- Surf Style
- San Francisco
Looks at retro-progressive surf culture, including the 1970s and the contemporary single fine art movement. Includes art, films, and events.
www.surfstyle.org
- Tech Museum of Innovation, The@ - San Jose
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- U.S.S. Potomac
- Oakland
Built in 1934 as the Coast Guard cutter Electra, she was recommissioned in 1936 as President Franklin Roosevelt's "floating White House" and later purchased by Elvis Presley. Includes tour information and photos.
www.usspotomac.org
- Vacaville Museum
- Vacaville
Center for Solano County history. Features hours, exhibit info, guild, and membership information.
www.vacavillemuseum.org
- Wax Museum
- San Francisco
Site includes admission prices, directions, and a list of the wax figures in the museum.
www.waxmuseum.com
- Western Railway Museum
- Suisun City
www.wrm.org
- Wings of History
- San Martin
Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of antique aircraft and other aviation artifacts.
www.wingsofhistory.org
- Zeum
- San Francisco
New art and technology center for young people lets you explore firsthand a range of visual, performing and media arts.
www.zeum.org
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