Best Historical Place Museum Elk Grove Near Me

4worldlovers: The California State Railroad Museum complex is located within Old Sacramento State Historic Park. This park is a portion of the Old Sacramento Waterfront District, all of which has been designated a National Landmark. The history of Old Sacramento goes all the way back to the earliest years of the California Gold Rush. In keeping with this history, California State Parks owns and operates a number of original and reconstructed buildings as part of Old Sacramento State Historic Park.

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Built in 1915 by Bing Lee, this gambling hall was in continuous operation until 1950 when the Sacramento County officials closed its doors. The name Dai Loy means ‘Big Welcome’ in Chinese. Pai Ngow, Fan Tan, and the Chinese lottery using 80 Chinese characters were the games of chance that were popular among Chinese gamblers. It is now restored as a museum with displays of the games and tables and Chinese artifacts as well as archival photographs from the Delta.

4worldlovers: May Woolsey was an ordinary Sacramento girl who left an extraordinary time capsule – full of thoughts, visions, worries, and hopes – found 100 years after her death in 1879. Join us to explore a new interactive exhibit and get a hands-on look at the experience of childhood in Sacramento in the 1800s.

This special interactive exhibit is presented by the Sacramento Pioneers Association and the Society of the Blind.

Relive the night life of Gold Rush Sacramento – if you dare! Old Sac After Hours Tours are back!

Your guides for the Old Sac After Hours Tours divulge matters they just can’t discuss in the daytime: Murder, mischief, madness, mayhem – and madams!

Needless to say, you must be 18 or older to take part.

We’re busting out the tours this month! Go Underground 7-days-a-week! Mondays – Fridays at 1 PM and 2:30 PM. Underground Tours run Saturdays and Sundays at new times. Check our schedule to the right! Your tour ticket includes museum admission!

Is the Old City Cemetery haunted? Join us as we investigate the Old City Cemetery for signs of paranormal activity. Experienced guides will help you investigate areas of the cemetery as they share some of the unsettling yet true stories of the site. Minimum age for these tours is 15.

Join the Gold Rush by becoming one of the real-life characters who built Sacramento City. Can you hang onto your fortune while facing the city’s rock first years of flood, fire and disease? Will you go Boom… or Bust? Join us Saturdays and Sundays at 11 am & 1 pm.


We are proud to be a Blue Star Museum and will be offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023. Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense.