Classified for credit

Municipal art museum within a performing-arts complex — rotating exhibitions provide study of visual arts and contemporary expression.

Museum dedicated to African American visual art — covers Black artistic history, cultural identity, and contributions to American art from the 19th century forward.

Combined art and history museum covering Santa Cruz County heritage — regional California history alongside visual arts collections.

Regional museum with rotating art and local Antelope Valley history exhibits — supports visual art appreciation and California desert community history.

MOCA San Diego presents contemporary art across multiple venues — supports art history, visual analysis, and modern artistic movements.

Contemporary art museum with rotating public exhibitions — supports visual arts curriculum through analysis of modern works and movements.

Contemporary art museum with rotating exhibits covering modern artistic movements and visual culture.

Museum dedicated to contemporary craft and design with rotating exhibits covering applied arts and material culture.

Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American art — supports art history, cultural geography, and social studies.

Dedicated photography museum with rotating exhibits — covers photographic history, visual composition, and documentary storytelling.

Interactive pop-culture museum exploring the history and psychology of selfie culture — covers media literacy, self-representation, and digital communication trends.

San Francisco museum exploring the history and culture of the African diaspora through art and artifacts — supports African history, social studies, and multicultural studies.

County history museum in Ventura, CA, with collections spanning Chumash culture, Spanish mission era, and Ventura County development.

Small natural history museum in Arcata covering regional geology, paleontology, and Pacific Northwest biodiversity.

Nature center at Lake Tahoe's western shore — covers Sierra Nevada ecology, forest biology, and alpine habitat in a hands-on interpretive setting.

Nature center in the Santa Barbara foothills — covers California native plant ecology, wildlife biology, and conservation through exhibits and trails.

Urban wildlife refuge lagoon in Santa Cruz supporting migratory birds and wetland species — covers wetland ecology, ornithology, and water-system biology.

Museum at the site of California's largest mercury mine — covers mining history, quicksilver chemistry, and 19th-century industrial labor.

Preserved natural area with native California plants and habitat — supports botany, local ecology, and conservation education.

Museum in Niles, CA dedicated to the silent-film era and Essanay Studios — covers early cinema history, technology, and American popular culture.

Nature center in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park — covers coastal sage scrub ecology, native wildlife, and California biodiversity.

Active solar research observatory on Big Bear Lake — covers solar physics, telescopy, and real-time space-weather data collection.

Regional aquarium and wildlife center covering aquatic biology, local ecosystems, and wildlife conservation in Northern California.

Regional aviation museum documenting North Bay-area aircraft and military aviation history — supports aerospace and engineering curriculum.