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Discovery Museum |
| The Visiting Info shown below, if any, is always subject to change. Please check the facility's website for the latest information before making a trip.
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| Facility: | Discovery Museum |
| Description: | History, science, space and technology come together at the Discovery Museum, your departure point for hands-on exploration of past, present and future. A brick replica of the Sacramento's 1854 City Hall and Waterworks building houses artifacts from our city's past. Enter the Gold Rush through a mineshaft in the Gold Gallery and experience the beauty, utility and profound influence of California's signature metal in The Lure of Gold. Gold is as old as the stars! Move your explorations from recent history to distant past in our Planetarium, where experts demystify the night skies. Reach for the moon - or perhaps Halley's comet -on a community mission in our Challenger Learning Center. Simulated space feels real in shuttle and mission control environments that develop science, math and communication skills. Discover how fonts, newspapers and publications got their start in our Print Shop - located in our McClatchy Gallery - where old-fashioned printers demonstrate vanishing skills that once made headlines. Before the age of technology created the global village, our communities were much smaller. Everyday artifacts inspire wonder in our Community Gallery. The old and slightly-familiar reveal how much life has changed in the course of a century or two. Explore native wildlife in the Nature Discovery Room. Meet a raptor, touch a turtle, ponder a porcupine, and learn about these animals - from habits to habitats -- through classroom activities and live presentations. Reaping the earth's riches meant taming nature, and growing has always been big in California's fertile valleys. Food production feeds imaginations in our Agricultural Technology Gallery. The rich story behind box, bottle and can unfolds in an historic survey of agricultural technology. |
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| Address 1: | Gold Rush History Center |
| Address 2: | 101 I St. |
| City: | Old Sacramento |
| State/Province: | CA |
| Zip Code: | 95814 |
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| Hours: | Winter Hours (September thru June): Tuesday - Sunday: 10am to 5pm Closed Mondays except for Holidays and School Tours. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day Summer Hours (July and August): Daily: 10am to 5pm with last ticket sold at 4:30pm. Hours subject to seasonal change. |
| Admission: | $5.00 - Adults (Age 18+) $4.00 - Seniors (Age 60+) $4.00 - Youth (Age 13-17) $3.00 - Children (Age 4-12) FREE - Children 3 or younger FREE - Members |
| Telephone: | (916) 264-7057 |
| Website: | http://www.thediscovery.org |
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