Sacramento History Museum

This is a quaint little museum that you could probably finish in a couple of hours. There are some very interesting exhibits on the Native population that first inhabited the area, along with gold rush exhibits and some history of famous Sacramento residents. There is a printing press exhibit downstairs and a little gift shop with old toys and other merchandise. There is no cover charge and they've got different monthly exhibits. Highly recommend giving it a shot.

I went to see the Rat Fink Exhibit. It was tiny. I thought it would be there feature display upstairs how all there new displays are. It was instead tucked away, we nearly missed it. It was behind the new display area. It was only part of 3 wall dividers. With that said it was a fun little exhibit. I thought there would be one of his hot rods on display. It was only wall displays."Visit Rat Fink, Mr. Gasser, and other cartoon icons of the hot rod Kustom Kulture, from the collections of Sacramento Gearheads in our latest exhibit, now running through January 27.Fast times and innovative minds created a Kustom Kulture of hot rods and monsters. Rat Fink was one of the many monsters Ed "Big Daddy" Roth drew, this monster became synonymous with the Kulture, he was on cars, T-shirts, and toy models. Rat Fink represented a time of rebellion, individuality, and creativity. Visit us to see custom models of Rat Fink and learn more about the Kulture, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and Stanley Mouse.This exhibition is free with admission to the museum. The museum is located at 101 I Street in Old Sacramento. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm."

Stopped by on April 2, 2024 for their Tattooed and Tenacious exhibit and loved it. The whole museum was a delight but their stars was this show. Being a heavily tattooed woman I love seeing the history of the profession and celebrate woman who wear their art proudly.

Came here specifically for the underground tour which included admission to the museum. Otherwise it is $10. It is also where you start the tour right inside the lobby. Its Very small. It took us an hour and that is with reading almost every single thing. For that reason, not recommended for young children that can't read yet. They would be bored. Some of the interactive features were broken... there is a map that you put your finger on that will narrate what it was about. One worked, one did not. I liked seeing the old artifacts of days of old. The staff was very nice. There was a tattoo exhibit at the end that I didn't really care for. It looks like they feature a limited time display in this spot to keep things different but I didn't feel this was very historical in the way they displayed it to belong here. I like supporting museums and preserving history. Everybody should come once but it is a one and done type place for me unless they change it out every few year. Oh and they say no pictures so that is why I didn't post any.

Today I went here because I was in Old Sac. I was greeted by a really nice lady working at the front desk. The ticket prices are cheap with adult being $12, youth being $6 and children being free. It was fun to walk around the museum and explore the history of Sacramento. Definitely recommend coming here.

Museum was great, we did the underground tour and was given free entry to the museum.The museum was very well kept and clean especially given the pandemic.It was not as large as others we have been too, it was 2 stories but bigger than expected when walking in.It had a lot of great information, artifacts, memorabilia and photos of how Sacramento came to be.Being of immigrant descent myself, it was nice to really read the stories of the different families that were settled in and history of some.Definitely a lot of good information, we are not from Sacramento and in fact 6 hours away so it was nice to visit the city as well as get to know how it came to be.

When we stepped out of the California State Railroad Museum on Saturday, we saw a sign for this museum and decided to check it out, since we had never been. There is still a lot of history we need to explore, but for the sake of time, we still saw a fair amount and enjoyed it! We went with my toddler's grandma on Free Musuem Day and I really appreciated all the activities they had for children. My toddler panned for gold outside, weighed fruit, did chalk and colored on one their coloring sheets!I would definitely recommend paying a visit to this museum to learn more about the history behind the city! The original building was built in the year 1854 and was the city's first municipal structure! Free Museum Day was the start of Sacramento Museum Week which is going on until February 9th with regular admission prices, $10 for adults, $5 for youth and kids 5 and under are free. Great prices if you ask me, I'll definitely plan a return visit to explore the history of our great city!

This museum is a hidden gem. Great facts about Sacramento History, but the TOURS are what make this museum amazing! Underground Tours, Paranormal Tours, After Hours, Gold Fever!.... there's something to entertain and educate everyone! Be sure to go to the museums website to find out about Ghost Tours in October!

Great docent, very informational, very much as in the era. But 1/2 the tour was outside above ground , generally not a problem but it was 102° today. Wish they had told us as it says "underground tour". We would have come on a cooler day. You wont need a light jacket either. The museum itself was nice and had people talking about stuff.

This is a wonderful place to spend a few hours in Old Sacramento. Even though I have lived in the area for most of my life, I learned a lot about Sacramento from various kinds of exhibits-artifacts, text, displays, and even one to smell and try to identify various scents. We were able to watch and ask questions of a docent who worked an old newspaper printing press from the Sacramento Bee. There's plenty of variety and hands-on exhibits that made the museum interesting to both adults and children. We also took the walking underground tour which I highly recommend. It was fascinating to learn how the buildings and roads were raised to avoid flooding in the 1860's. We even got to try our hand at working the jacks that were used. I really appreciated how the tour was run- we all got headsets so it was easy to hear the period-costumed docent, which is not always the case. She kept us moving along and told a great historical story to keep us engaged. There was so much to look at -you are not just walking through a basement and viewing brick walls! Highly recommend this museum, both for visitors and also area residents who want to learn more about Sacramento and California.