Discovery Museum History Center

The Sacramento History Museum is a historical museum in Sacramento, California, which interprets the history of Sacramento and the California Gold Rush.

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Type: Museum
Description: Museum in Sacramento, California, United States of America
Also known as: “Sacramento History Museum” and “SHM”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sacramento Valley Station and Golden 1 Center.

Sacramento Valley Station

Railway station

Photo: Randwick, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sacramento Valley Station is an Amtrak railway station in the city of Sacramento, California, at 401 I Street on the corner of Fifth Street, built in 1926 on the site of China Slough. Sacramento Valley Station is situated 1,300 feet east of Discovery Museum History Center.

Golden 1 Center

Stadium

Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.

Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena in downtown Sacramento, California, United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center. Golden 1 Center is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Discovery Museum History Center.

California State Military Museum

Museum

Photo: Isaac Crumm, Public domain.

The California State Military Museum was the official military museum of the State of California. It was located in the Old Sacramento State Historic Park at 1119 Second Street. California State Military Museum is situated 1,300 feet south of Discovery Museum History Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sacramento and West Sacramento.

Sacramento

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Sacramento is the state capital of California in the United States. It is the regional center for the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area, which dominates much of the surrounding Sacramento Valley and stretches into parts of Gold Country.

West Sacramento

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West Sacramento is a city of 54,000 people in Yolo County in the Sacramento Valley of California. West Sacramento is on the west bank of the Sacramento River, opposite the city of Sacramento.

Gardenland

Hamlet

Gardenland is a neighborhood in the city of Sacramento, California, around the Natomas Basin. It borders Northgate Boulevard to the west, Indiana Avenue to the north, Steelhead Creek to the east, and the Arden-Garden Connector to the south. Gardenland is situated 2½ miles northeast of Discovery Museum History Center.

Discovery Museum History Center

Categories: history museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Sacramento County, Sacramento Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.58491° or 38° 35′ 6″ north

Longitude

-121.50468° or 121° 30′ 17″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

84CWHFMW+X4

GeoNames ID

5343214

Wikidata ID

Q7396986

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Discovery Museum History Center” goes by many names.

Chinese: “萨克拉门托历史博物馆”
Ukrainian: “Історичний музей Сакраменто”
Ukrainian: “Музей історії Сакраменто”
Ukrainian: “Сакраментський історичний музей”
Ukrainian: “Сакраментський музей історії”

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