Free Museum Day Sacramento

The 11th annual Sacramento Museum Day has opens it's doors to the public for free. 26 Sacramento-area museums will offer a free and educational day of fun for people of all ages. It’s a chance to see the best Sacramento can offer in the way of educational venues—see one or all.

Museums participating in this year’s Museum Day are:

Aerospace Museum of California
Location: 3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan Air Force Base; Features: Dozens of restored military and civilian aircraft; Information: (916) 643-3192, http://http://www.aerospacemuseumofcalifornia.org.

California Foundry History Museum
Location: 5301 Price Ave., McClellan Park; Features: Presentations about California’s oldest industry foundries, where metal castings were produced; Information: (916) 929-8001, http://http://www.foundryhistory.com.

The California Museum
Location: 1020 O St., Sacramento; Features: “The Museum celebrates the brave, intelligent, funny, inventive, adventurous and influential people who have helped make the Golden State shine so bright”; Information: (916) 653-7524, http://www.californiamuseum.org.

California State Capitol Museum
Location: California State Capitol, 10th and L streets, Sacramento; Features: Experience the historic Capitol building, view related exhibits and historical items; Information: (916) 324-0333, http://www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov.

California State Indian Museum
Location: 2618 K St., Sacramento; Features: Illustrates Native American culture, arts and the lifestyle of California’s earliest inhabitants; Information: (916) 324-0971, http://www.parks.ca.gov/indianmuseum.

California State Military Museum
Location: 1119 2nd St., Old Sacramento; Features: Weapons, uniforms, photos and more than 30,000 other artifacts that reflect California and U.S. military history; Information: (916) 442-2883 or http://www.military.org.

California State Railroad Museum
Location: 125 I St., Old Sacramento; Features: World-famous museum includes 21 restored locomotives and cars, various railroad exhibits; Information: (916) 445-6645, http://www.californiastaterailroadmuseum.org.

Crocker Art Museum
Location: 216 O St., Sacramento; Features: Californian, European and Asian art, international ceramics; Information: (916) 808-7000, http://www.crockerartmuseum.org; Note: The museum is under construction for its major expansion. Parking and gallery access will be limited and Museum Day shuttle service will not be offered to the Crocker.

Sacramento Zoo
Location: Sutterville Road and Land Park Drive, Sacramento; Features: Hundreds of rare and endangered animals; Information: (916) 808-5888, http://www.saczoo.com.

Discovery Museum Science and Space Center
Location: 3615 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento; Features: Home to the Challenger Learning Center, live animal discovery room, nature trails, wildlife pond and Sacramento’s only public planetarium; Information: (916) 575-3941, http://www.thediscovery.org.

Don and June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum
Location: 4030 Lennane Drive, Sacramento; Features: Focuses on the role of the pharmacist in promoting the health and well-being of Californians since 1850; Information: (916) 779-1410, http://www.pharmacyfoundation.org.

Explorit Science Center
Location: 2801 2nd St. and 3141 5th St., Davis; Features: Hands-on science center with activities and thematic exhibitions created to stimulate learning and share the wonders of science; Information: (530) 756-0191, http://www.explorit.org.

Fairytale Town
Location: 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento; Features: Fairytale and nursery rhyme-themed children’s park with play sets and real animals; Information: (916) 264-5233, http://www.fairytaletown.org.

Folsom History Museum
Location: 823 Sutter St., Folsom; Features: Artifacts chronicling the settlement and development of the city of Folsom and the surrounding region; Information: (916) 985-2707, http://www.folsomhistorymuseum.org.

Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park
Location: 1526 H St., Sacramento; Features: Victorian mansion that was home to 13 California state governors; Information: (916) 323-3047, http://www.parks.ca.gov/governorsmansion.

Heidrick Ag History Center
Location: 1962 Hays Lane, Woodland; Features: Interactive exhibits and the world’s largest collection of antique agricultural equipment; Information: (530) 666-9700, http://www.aghistory.org.

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
Location: 800 N St., Sacramento; Features: Historic mansion of former California governor, railroad tycoon and founder of Stanford University, Leland Stanford; Information: (916) 324-0575, http://www.lelandstanfordmansion.org.

Museum of Medical History
Location: 5380 Elvas Ave., Sacramento; Features: Evolution of medicine history; a working iron lung and antibiotics, Asian medicine, nursing and radiology exhibits; Information: (916) 456-3152, http://www.ssvms.org/museum.asp.

Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum
Location: 1200 Front St., Old Sacramento; Features: Replica of 1800s, one-room schoolhouse with related historic school items; Information: (916) 483-8818, http://www.oldsacschoolhouse.org.

Old Sacramento State Historic Park
Location: Front and I streets, Old Sacramento; Features: BF Hastings Building, Big Four Building and site of western terminus of the Pony Express; Information: (916) 445-6645, http://www.parks.ca.gov/oldsacramento.

Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
Location: Broadway at 10th Street, Sacramento; Features: Ornate statues, dramatic markers and lush gardens, cemetery founded in 1849; Information: (916) 448-0811, http://www.oldcitycemetery.com.

Sacramento History Museum
Location: 101 I St., Old Sacramento; Features: Museum tells stories of Sacramento’s founders, rivers, the Gold Rush, agriculture, the media, industry, culture and more; Information: (916) 264-7057, http://www.thediscovery.org.

Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Museum
Location: 2251 Florin Road, Sacramento, Features: Art from around the world; Information: (916) 320-9573, http://www.sojomam.org.

Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park
Location: 2701 L St., Sacramento; Features: The site of John Sutter’s 1839 fort, which served as an early commerce center and was associated with the Gold Rush, the Donner Party and the roots of Sacramento; Information: (916) 445-4422, http://www.parks.ca.gov/suttersfort.

Towe Auto Museum
Location: 2200 Front St., Sacramento; Features: Race cars, muscle cars, hot rods, early models and a 1920s Wurlitzer pipe organ; Information: (916) 442-6802, http://www.toweautomuseum.org.

Wells Fargo History Museum
Location: 1000 2nd St., Old Sacramento; Features: Artifacts, including gold scales, a treasure box, a working telegraph and a model of a Concord stagecoach; Information: (916) 440-4263, http://www.wellsfargohistory.com.