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.
Location: California
Inception: 1982
Website: https://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=495
GPS coordinates: 38.57633,-121.49386
Latest update: December 6, 2025 16:04
Sacramento offers a journey through Californian history, from the 1849 Gold Rush to today. The Old Sacramento district retains its 1850 brick buildings and Victorian facades, while the California State Capitol overlooks the city with its 16-hectare gardens. The California State Railroad Museum features more than 20 restored locomotives, witnesses to the railway development in the American West. The Crocker Art Museum, founded in 1885, houses 15,000 artworks in a building that combines heritage and modernity. The city also reveals its industrial and pioneering past. Fort Sutter, reconstructed to exact detail, recalls the founding settlement of John Sutter. The Tower Bridge of 1935 spans the Sacramento River with its golden bascule structure. Thematic museums like the California Automobile Museum with 150 historic vehicles complete this exploration. The American River and its riverside trails provide natural spaces alongside urban sightseeing.
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