California State Capitol Museum, Historic museum in Sacramento, United States
The California State Capitol Museum is a history museum in Sacramento housed within the neoclassical Capitol building. It displays governmental documents, historical photographs, and objects from different periods of state development.
The Capitol building was completed in 1874 and has served as California's governmental center since then. The museum itself was founded in 1982 to preserve the architecture and history of this important structure.
The museum displays how California's government evolved through objects, artworks, and documents from people of different backgrounds. You see how various groups shaped the state's history.
The museum offers free admission, allowing you to explore the building's architecture and exhibits at your own pace. It helps to arrive early to avoid crowds and have plenty of time to look around.
The surrounding Capitol Park holds a large collection of trees from around the world and contains an Apollo 14 Moon Tree grown from seeds taken into space. This living link to space exploration makes the park memorable.
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