List of museums in the Shasta Cascade

The Shasta Cascade region of California is in the northeastern and north-central sections of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, including far northern parts of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The area is centered on Mount Shasta in the California Cascade Range, near the Trinity Alps. Counties included in the Shasta Cascade region include Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity.

This is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Museums
See also: List of museums in California
NameTown/CityCountyTypeSummary
Bangor ChurchBangorButteLocal historyOperated by the Butte County Historical Society[1]
Bidwell Mansion State Historic ParkChicoButteHistoric house26-room Victorian mansion
Big Valley MuseumBieberLassenLocal history[2]
Bolt's Antique Tool MuseumOrovilleButteCommoditywebsite, hundreds of hand tools
Butte County Historical Society MuseumOrovilleButteLocal history[1]
Butte County Pioneer History MuseumOrovilleButteLocal historywebsite, includes household and decorative items, tools, furnishings, quilts, photos, Native American and Chinese artifacts
Butte Valley MuseumDorrisSiskiyouLocal historyOperated by the Butte Valley Museum & Historical Society[3]
C.F. Lott HomeOrovilleButteHistoric housewebsite, Victorian cottage with decorative arts typical of Oroville's pioneer families
Cherokee MuseumCherokeeButteOpen air
Chester-Lake Almanor MuseumChesterPlumasLocal history[4]
Chico Air MuseumChicoButteAviationwebsite, historic aircraft and local aviation history artifacts
Chico Creek Nature CenterChicoButteNatural historyArea natural history, live animals, located in Bidwell Park
Chico MuseumChicoButteLocal historywebsite, Chico and Butte County history, includes Chinese Taoist Temple, Chico timeline
Collins Pine MuseumChesterPlumasIndustrywebsite, area lumbering and forestry industry
Colman MuseumChicoButteLocal historyFacebook site, includes Civil War memorabilia, gold mining equipment, Maidu artifacts, tools, clothing, cooking utensils, school items, Chinese artifacts
Corning MuseumCorningTehamaLocal history[5]
Dunsmuir MuseumDunsmuirSiskiyouLocal historyOperated by the Dunsmuir Railroad Depot Historical Society, local and railroad history
Etna MuseumEtnaSiskiyouLocal historywebsite, operated by the Native Daughters of the Golden West
Fort Crook MuseumFall River MillsShastaLocal historyOperated by the Fort Crook Historical Society
Fort Jones MuseumFort JonesSiskiyouLocal historywebsite, exhibits of area's inhabitants, including Native Americans, fur trappers, gold miners, pioneers, cowboys and soldiers
Frank C. Reilly MuseumLa PortePlumasLocal historyArea gold mining and ski racing history[4]
Gateway Science MuseumChicoButteMultiplewebsite, part of California State University, Chico, science and natural history
Gaumer's Jewelry & MuseumRed BluffTehamaNatural historywebsite, minerals and mining museum inside the jewelry store
Gold Nugget MuseumParadiseButteOpen airwebsite, includes Maidu Indian artifacts, a blacksmith shop, gold sluices and a miner's cabin, a schoolhouse and a covered bridge
Gold Trade[6] r Flat & Yuba-Feather Historical MuseumForbestownButteOpen airLife-size replica 1870s-period mining town adjacent to the Yuba-Feather Historical Museum with exhibits of Maidu artifacts, pioneers, mining, Chinese workers[7][8]
Gray Lodge Wildlife AreaGridleyButteNatural historywebsite, 9,100-acre (37 km2) protected wildlife viewing park with natural history museum, trails, wildlife observation hides
Greenville Cy Hall Memorial MuseumGreenvillePlumasLocal history[4]
Gridley MuseumGridleyButteLocal historywebsite, early families, farming, businesses
Heritage Junction MuseumMcCloudSiskiyouLocal history[9][10]
Indian Valley MuseumTaylorsvillePlumasLocal historywebsite, Maidu artifacts, pioneer items, gems and minerals, exhibits of early logging, farming, blacksmithing tools and equipment
Jake Jackson Memorial MuseumWeavervilleTrinityLocal historywebsite, firearms, mining, farming and ranching, transportation, Native Americans and local Chinese history, operated by the Trinity County Historical Society
Janet Turner Print MuseumChicoButteArtwebsite, part of California State University, Chico, fine art prints spanning six centuries
Jim Beckwourth MuseumPortolaPlumasBiographicalLife of African American pioneer James Beckwourth[4]
Kelly-Griggs House MuseumRed BluffTehamaHistoric houseFacebook site, Victorian period house
Klamath National Forest Interpretive MuseumYrekaSiskiyouNatural historyLocated at the Supervisor's Office of the Klamath National Forest
Lassen Historical MuseumSusanvilleLassenLocal historyIncludes Roop's Fort, operated by the Lassen County Historical Society[11][12]
Lassen Volcanic National ParkShastaShastaNatural historyKohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center has interpretive exhibits and displays about the park, located
Loomis MuseumShastaShastaNatural historyLocated at Manzanita Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Manton MuseumMantonTehamaLocal history[13]
Military Museum of Butte CountyOrovilleButteMilitarywebsite, 20th-century military history, art, weapons, vehicles and memorabilia
Modoc County Historical MuseumAlturasModocLocal historyIncludes Native American and pioneer artifacts, household and business items
Mt. Shasta Sisson MuseumMount ShastaSiskiyouLocal historywebsite, includes exhibits on caving, sport angling, minerals, mountaineering, railroad and local history; located on the grounds of the fish hatchery
National Yo-Yo MuseumChicoButteSportswebsite, world's largest display of yo-yos, hosts annual national contest
Oregon City SchoolOregon CityButteEducationHistoric school, operated by the Butte County Historical Society[1]
Oroville Chinese TempleOrovilleButteEthnic1863 temple complex with rooms for Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism, tapestries, art, folk art, puppets and gardens
Paradise Depot MuseumParadiseButteIndustrywebsite, railroad and logging museum
Patrick Ranch MuseumDurhamButteAgriculturewebsite, 19th-century ranch house with public farm and ranching activities
Plumas County MuseumQuincyPlumasLocal historywebsite, website, exhibits include Maidu baskets, railroad, gold mining and timber industries, art, dolls, natural history and Chinese influence collections
Plumas-Eureka State ParkBlairsdenPlumasMiningGold mining buildings
Scott MuseumTrinity CenterTrinityLocal historyIncludes Native American artifacts, models of transportation[14]
Shasta State Historic ParkShastaShastaOpen airHistoric ghost town, courthouse museum with local history exhibits
Siskiyou Arts MuseumDunsmuirSiskiyouArtwebsite, works of noted regional and national artists
Siskiyou County MuseumYrekaSiskiyouLocal historywebsite, operated by the Siskiyou County Historical Society, exhibits include Native Americans, trappers, gold mining, Chinese, pioneers, timber, weapons, period rooms
Stansbury HouseChicoButteHistoric housewebsite, Victorian period house
Stirling City MuseumStirling CityButteLocal historywebsite, operated by the Stirling City Historical Society
Susanville Railroad DepotSusanvilleLassenLocal historyOperated by the Lassen Land & Trails Trust, area railroad, logging and local history[15][16]
Tehama County MuseumTehamaTehamaNatural historywebsite
Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair Museum of Local HistoryTulelakeSiskiyouLocal historywebsite, information, located at the Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds
Turtle Bay Exploration ParkReddingShastaMultipleBotanical garden, museum with exhibits about local natural history, cultural history, science and art
Valene L. Smith Museum of AnthropologyChicoButteAnthropologywebsite, part of California State University, Chico
Weaverville Joss House State Historic ParkWeavervilleTrinityReligious1874 Taoist temple and Chinese artifacts
Weed Historic Lumber Town MuseumWeedSiskiyouLocal historywebsite, household artifacts, tools, antique transportation and machines
Western Pacific Railroad MuseumPortolaPlumasRailroadOver 35 locomotives and 80 railroad cars
William B. Ide Adobe State Historic ParkRed BluffTehamaHistoric houseMid 19th century adobe house, replica blacksmith shop and ranch outbuildings
Williams House MuseumPortolaPlumasLocal history1931 log home, exhibits on local family history, area lumber, mining and railroad industries[4]

Defunct museums
  • South Shasta Model Railroad, Gerber[17]

References
  1. "Visit Us". Butte County Historical Society. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. "Lassen Museums". Society for California Archaeology. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. "Facebook site". Butte Valley Museum & Historical Society. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. "Things to See and Do – Museums". Plumas County. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  5. "Visitors: Attractions". Corning Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  6. "Heritage Junction Museum, Hours of Operation". McCloud Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  7. "Yuba Feather Museum and Gold Trader Flat". Sierra Nevada GeoTourism. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  8. "Gold Trader Flat & Yuba-Feather Historical Museum". Experience Butte County. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  9. "Heritage Junction Museum of McCloud". McCloud Rails. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  10. "Facebook site". McCloud Heritage Junction Museum. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  11. "Lassen Historical Museum and Roop's Fort". Sierra Nevada GeoTourism. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  12. "Lassen Historical Museum". City of Susanville. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  13. "Places of Interest". Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  14. "Attractions". Trinity County Online. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  15. "Historic Susanville Railroad Depot". Sierra Nevada GeoTourism. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  16. "Official site". Lassen Land and Trails Trust. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  17. "Godfrey Humann's shop in Gerber, CA". Retrieved January 8, 2014.
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