Museum Listings

1. The DeWitt History Museum

   Inside the new museum, photographs and artifacts help tell the stories of the different uses of the property during different eras.

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2. The Placer County Museum

   This museum presents an overview of Placer County history from the early Nisenan inhabitants through the latter half of the 20th century. It also includes the Placer County Gold collection, the renowned Pate Collection of American Indian artifacts and the original Thomas Kinkade painting "Auburn Centennial".

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3. The Griffith Quarry Museum

   The Griffith Quarry Museum is housed in the original Penryn Granite Works office, built by Welsh immigrant Griffith Griffith in 1864. It contains some of the original office furniture, information on the Griffith family, the history of the Penryn-Loomis Basin area, and the granite industry.

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4. The Golden Drift Museum

   The museum takes its name from the Golden Drift Historical Society, which in turn was named for a gold mining company that existed in Dutch Flat in the early 1900’s. The principal shareholders were residents of the community.

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5. The Gold Rush Museum

   The Gold Rush Museum is open Thursday through Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It features a mining tunnel, gold rush twitter wall, many hands-on exhibits and an indoor panning stream that is wheelchair accessible.

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6. The Forest Hill Divide Museum

   The Forest Hill Divide Museum focuses on the history of the Foresthill area, including topics such as mining, geology, Native Americans, timber, and home life.

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7. The Bernhard Museum Complex

   Built in 1851 as the Traveler’s Rest Hotel, the Bernhard House has been welcoming visitors for over 150 years. Filled with artifacts and furnishings from a bygone era, the Bernhard House transports visitors to a simpler time. The Bernhard Museum also serves as home to the third grade Living History Program.

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