Please check the relevant websites to discover current information on these cultural offerings before making the drive.
CALIFORNIA FOUNDRY HISTORY MUSEUM: 5301 Price Ave. in McClellan Park, (916) 929-8001, www.foundryhistory.com.
THE CALIFORNIA MUSEUM FOR HISTORY, WOMEN, AND THE ARTS: 1020 O St., (916) 653-7524.
CALIFORNIA STATE MILITARY MUSEUM: 1119 Second St., (916) 442-2883, www.militarymuseum.org.
CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM: 111 I St. in Old Sacramento, (916) 445-6645.
CROCKER ART MUSEUM: 216 O St., (916) 264-5423, www.crockerartmuseum.org.
DISCOVERY MUSEUM HISTORY CENTER: 101 I St. in Old Sacramento, (916) 264-7057, www.thediscovery.org.
DISCOVERY MUSEUM SCIENCE & SPACE CENTER: 3615 Auburn Blvd., (916) 575-3941, www.thediscovery.org.
EFFIE YEAW NATURE CENTER: Ancil Hoffman County Park, 6700 Tarshes Dr. in Carmichael, (916) 489-4918, www.effieyeaw.org.
EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER (a museum for pre-teens): 3141 Fifth St. in Davis, (530) 756-0191, www.explorit.org.
FOLSOM HISTORY MUSEUM 823 Sutter St. in Folsom, (916) 985-2707, www.folsomhistorymuseum.org.
MCCLELLAN AVIATION CENTER: The former McClellan Air Force Base, 3204 Palm St., (916) 643-3192.
MEDICAL HISTORY MUSEUM: 5380 Elvas Ave., (916) 456-3152, www.ssvms.org/museum.asp.
SACRAMENTO ZOO: 3930 West Land Park Dr., (916) 264-5888, www.saczoo.com.
TOWE AUTO MUSEUM: 2200 Front St., (916) 442-6802, www.toweautomuseum.org.
THE CAPITOL BUILDING IN SACRAMENTO: (916) 324-0333. Bring a photo id to the Capitol but not a backpack. And choose a more creative option if you have the time and inclination.
