Bay Area History Museums

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Western Neighborhood Project

3404 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA 94121 (Map)

+1 415.750.1078

The Society of California Pioneers

300 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94925 (Map)

Established in 1850, The Society of California Pioneers is a not-for-profit museum, library, and cultural organization dedicated to advancing…

+1 415.957.1849

San Leandro Historical Railway Society

1302 Orchard Ave, San Leandro, CA 94577 (Map)

The San Leandro Historical Railway Society (SLHRS) is housed in the San Leandro depot which was built in 1898 by the Southern Pacific Railroad…

+1 510.569.2490

San Francisco Museum & Historical Society

88 Fifth Street, San Francisco, CA 94129 (Map)

The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society is dedicated to preserving, interpreting and presenting the historical heritage of San Francisco.

+1 415.537.1105

San Francisco Fire Museum

655 Presidio Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94115 (Map)

415-563-4630

Redwood City Heritage Association

627 Hamilton St, Redwood City, CA 94063 (Map)

+1 650.365.5564

Railroad Ferry Museum

1920 Paradise Dr, Tiburon, CA 94920 (Map)

+1 415.435.0875

Presidio of Monterey Museum

Corporal Ewing Road, Monterey, CA 93944 (Map)

The Presidio of Monterey Museum exhibits lead visitors through Monterey's various stages of military development – from the…

+1 831.646.3456

Past Heritage

1100 Jefferson Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063 (Map)

+1 650.299.8878

NUMU | New Museum Los Gatos

106 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030 (Map)

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), formerly The Museums of Los Gatos founded in 1965, is a public non-profit art and history museum located in the…

408.354.2646

Natural World Museum

Building 1009, General Kennedy Ave, San Francisco, CA 94129 (Map)

The Natural World Museum collects and exhibits art that depicts the world of nature for the enjoyment and enlightenment of its visitors and…

415-561-4888

National Maritime Museum - Aquatic Park

Beach St @ Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109 (Map)

Museum features interactive exhibits, ship models, figureheads, maritime paintings, photos, and artifacts. The library has a premiere collection…

+1 415.929.0202

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720 (Map)

University of California, Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ) is a research and education center founded in 1908 to study the biology…

510-642-3567

Museum of Monterey

5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940 (Map)

The Museum of Monterey at Stanton Center share the stories of the people and places that have and will continue to shape Monterey. The goal…

+1 831.372.2608

Mission Church

500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053 (Map)

At the heart of Santa Clara University is the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asis. Instituted in 1777, it is the eighth oldest of the original…

408-554-4023

Maritime Museum - San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

900 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (Map)

Through November 2013, the park’s 1939 streamline moderne Maritime Museum celebrates the history of both San Francisco Bay racing and…

+1 415.447.5000

Landmarks Society Belvedere Tiburon

52 Beach Rd, Belvedere, CA 94920 (Map)

+1 415.435.2879

Landmarks Society Belvedere Tiburon

1550 Tibuton Blvd Ste M, Tiburon, CA 94920 (Map)

+1 415.435.1853

Jewish Historical Society of Napa Valley

P.O. Box 6753, Napa, CA 94581 (Map)

+1 707.251.9092

History Museum of Los Gatos

75 Church Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030 (Map)

The History Museum - at what remains of the old mill - features rotating and traveling exhibits. Past subjects have ranged from the native Mutsun…

408-354-2646

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