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Chinese American Museum of Northern California [Map] 232 1st Street Marysville CA 95901 (510) 710-2342 A rich and colorful collection of Chinese history in one of the few remaining Chinatowns built during the Gold Rush era. Replicas of the Chinese general store and Sanfow Bean Sprout Plant highlight the museum. Saturday (1st Saturday of month) 12 noon – 4 pm. Free admission.
Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County [Map] 1333 Butte House Road Yuba City CA 95993 (530) 822-7141 Open Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Weekends Noon to 4 p.m. Emphasis on domestic, agricultural and native Maidu artifacts. Travelling exhibits and special programs expand the walls of the museum.
Gold Trader Flat/Yuba-Feather Museum [Map] 19096 New York Flat Road Forbestown CA 95941 (530) 675-1025 Open weekends Noon to 4:00 p.m., Memorial Day through Labor Day. Free/donations welcome. Life-size mining town adjacent to the Yuba-Feather Historical Museum. Includes a school house, dressmaker and hat shop, mercantile emporium, miner’s cabin, saloon, jail, fire outlook and Wells Fargo office. Living history events take place during Memorial Day weekend, Forbestown Daze and Labor Day weekend. Mining and logging tools, photos, period clothing, toys, home furnishings, Maidu baskets and jewelry.
Honda Food Culture Museum and Communication Education Center [Map] 1744 Feather River Boulevard Olivehurst CA 95961 (530) 749-0568 Featuring artwork of renowned Japanese artist Taikan Yokoyama, cooking demonstrations, language classes and food and agricultural products display. Visiting hours Tuesday-Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Mary Aaron Memorial Museum/W.P. Miller House [Map] 704 D Street Marysville CA 95901 (530) 743-1004 Constructed in 1856 by W.P. Miller, Marysville's early premiere architect. One of the first brick structures built in Marysville. The house was a creative adaption of the Gothic Revival style. Photographs, costumes, furnishings and other artifacts document the lives of local residents.
Museum of the Forgotten Warriors [Map] [Website] 5865 A Road Marysville CA 95901 (530) 742-3090 Open 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every Saturday and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. every Thursday. Also open Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day. The museum has 60,000 items from all wars from the Revolutionary War to present. Established in 1985, it was privately-held until last year, when it became a non-profit organization. Pictures, patches, uniforms, letters, weaponry and much more. Free admission/donations welcome. |