Museums
San Francisco, CA, USA
The Academy of Art University Automobile Museum is a non-profit museum in San Francisco. . .
San Jose, CA, USA
The museum has collections related to San Jose's mercury mines, which began operation in 1845 when the area was known as New Almaden. . .
Felton, CA, USA
A small museum focusing on Bigfoot. . .
Danville, CA, USA
The Blackhawk Museum is best known for its significant collection of classic, rare and unique automobiles. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
The California Academy of Sciences is a natural history museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. . .
Oakland, CA, USA
A hands-on center featuring interactive exhibits, a digital planetarium, a large screen theater, hands-on activities and three powerful telescopes. . .
Mountain View, CA, USA
The Computer History Museum was established in 1996 in Mountain View, California. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
The Exploratorium is a museum in San Francisco that allows visitors to explore the world through science, art, and human perception. . .
San Carlos, CA, USA
The Hiller Aviation Museum is an aircraft history museum located at the San Carlos Airport in San Carlos, California. . .
Oakland, CA, USA
Kinetic Steam Works is an all-volunteer organization in the San Francisco Bay Area that restores steam engines and creates steam-powered art installations. . .
Berkeley, CA, USA
The Lawrence Hall of Science is a public science center. . .
Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Lindsay Wildlife Experience, formerly known as Lindsay Wildlife Museum, is a family museum and wildlife rehabilitation center in Walnut Creek, California. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
The Long Now Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to provide a counterpoint to what it views as today's "faster/cheaper" mindset. . .
Willits, CA, USA
This Northern California museum has extensive collections related to railroad history and lots of Old West artifacts. . .
Mountain View, CA, USA
The museum has exhibits related to the history of Moffett Field and the military and NASA commands that operated there. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
The Musée Mécanique is a for-profit interactive museum located at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. . .
Palo Alto, CA, USA
The Museum of American Heritage is a museum dedicated to the preservation and display of electrical and mechanical technology and inventions. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
The Museum of Vision has exhibits and research collections related to the history of ophthalmology and vision. . .
Sunol, CA, USA
The Niles Canyon Railway is a heritage railway running through Niles Canyon. . .
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland Aviation Museum has more than 30 vintage and modern airplanes, and other displays that highlight noted aviators and innovators. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museums are part of an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley. . .
Willits, CA, USA
Roots of Motive Power is an organization that seeks to preserve railroad history in Mendocino County, Calif. . .
San Jose, CA, USA
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum is a museum devoted to Ancient Egypt. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
The Cable Car Museum is a free museum in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is near Fisherman's Wharf. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
The San Francisco Railway Museum is a small railway museum near the city's Ferry Building. . .
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, also known affectionately by locals as "the Whale Museum", is one of the earliest museums in the state of California. . .
Novato, CA, USA
The Space Station Museum displays artifacts from US, Russian and Soviet space exploration. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a Liberty ship built during World War II and now docked in San Francisco. . .
San Jose, CA, USA
The Tech Museum of Innovation, or simply The Tech, is a museum in downtown San Jose. . .
Travis AFB, CA, USA
The Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center is an aviation museum located at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. . .
Alameda, CA, USA
USS Hornet is a United States Navy aircraft carrier of the Essex class. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
USS Pampanito was a US Navy Balao-class submarine now operated as a museum in San Francisco. . .
Suisun City, CA, USA
The Western Railway Museum, in Solano County, California, is built along the former mainline of the Sacramento Northern Railway. . .
San Martin, CA, USA
Wings of History is an aviation museum in San Martin, California. . .
Zoos & Aquariums
San Francisco, CA, USA
Aquarium of the Bay is a public aquarium located at Pier 39 in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. . .
San Mateo, CA, USA
CuriOdyssey, formerly Coyote Point Museum, is an experiential science and wildlife center for children and families. . .
Berkeley, CA, USA
The East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley sells snakes, lizards and various other reptiles, and the supplies to maintain and care for them. . .
San Jose, CA, USA
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a small zoo and amusement park in San Jose. . .
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland Zoo is a 100-acre zoo located in southeastern Oakland. . .
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Safari West is a renowned 400-acre private wildlife preserve located in Sonoma County, California. . .
San Francisco, CA, USA
The San Francisco Zoo is a 100-acre zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco. . .