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352 matches in California

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

Museum at the site of California's largest mercury mine — covers mining history, quicksilver chemistry, and 19th-century industrial labor.
Museum in Niles, CA dedicated to the silent-film era and Essanay Studios — covers early cinema history, technology, and American popular culture.

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

Mining-history museum (likely Grass Valley area) covering California Gold Rush era hard-rock mining techniques and industrial heritage.

Air Force base heritage museum with aircraft and military artifacts — covers Cold War aviation history and aerospace technology development.

Marine science center on the Mendocino coast with exhibits on local ocean ecosystems — covers marine biology, coastal ecology, and conservation science.

Restored adobe hacienda in Oakland covering Spanish and Mexican California land-grant history — primary-source colonial and rancho-era social history.

Placer County history museum in Auburn's historic courthouse — covers Gold Rush, mining, and Northern California settlement history.

National memorial to the 1944 Port Chicago munitions explosion — covers WWII home-front history, racial segregation in the military, and labor civil rights.

Preserved 19th-century California rancho that inspired Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona — covers Spanish/Mexican land-grant history and California statehood era.

Historic 1790s rancho in Long Beach with preserved adobe structures, working gardens, and exhibits on Spanish, Mexican, and American ranching eras.

Vibrant outdoor folk-art environment created by artist Randy Gilson — supports discussion of community public art, self-taught art traditions, and urban creativity.

Visitor and education center documenting Ronald Reagan's life and presidency — covers Cold War history, conservative political movement, and 20th-century U.S. policy.

Visitor center at an active open-pit borax mine — covers industrial mineralogy, desert geology, and large-scale mining operations.
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Oddity and curiosity exhibit covering unusual world records, natural phenomena, and human achievement — supports critical thinking and world geography.
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Telephone history museum tracing communication technology from early telephony to digital networks — covers electrical engineering and technology history.
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City-run utility education center with hands-on exhibits covering water treatment, electricity, recycling, and public infrastructure systems.
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NPS site documenting WWII civilian war production and the Home Front experience — covers labor history, industrial mobilization, and women's roles in wartime.

Small aquarium on the Manhattan Beach pier featuring live local marine specimens — covers Southern California coastal ecology, marine biology, and tidal zone species.

Museum in Barstow dedicated to Route 66 history — covers 20th-century American transportation, westward migration, and roadside culture.

Museum and visitor center documenting the Salton Sea's formation, ecological changes, and Southern California water history.
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