Was going through Old Town Lincoln on 7/15/23 with my girls and stopped in at the museum. Friendly…read morestaff, a great AC, and we had a nice time walking around. My youngest LOVES museums. Thank you!

The Lincoln Area Archives Museum is a hidden gem in downtown Lincoln, Ca. Their memorabilia…read morecollection is spectacular and their docents are dedicated and very informative. Their website is www.laamca.org DON'T MISS THIS!

If you have never been before, this is a special treat. So much history, with visuals, personal…read morecommentary, seasonal walking tours, or schedule a custom tour. This little town rocks when it comes to offering hospitality of tourists and residents. Summer hosts weekends with a live blacksmith. Make sure you visit the jail and indian TP hut. So awesome.

What a nice little find…read more This tiny museum is full of beautifully designed displays that document what life was like in the area's early days of gold mining and lumber. Hundreds of well-maintained items and nicely-written signs tell the story. Check out the parlor with an organ and sewing machine, the medical gear, and the amazing wooden model of the lumber mill. The docent who was there the day we visited, Sally Drone, is a very long-time resident and had plenty of information beyond what the displays showed. Articulate and helpful, she had a ton of knowledge and insight. She also knows pretty much everyone and everything in town! Adjacent to the museum is a working blacksmith shop with true-to-the-era tools and techniques. They make real tools and items (ask them what a courting candle is). Troy Simester, replete in leather apron will talk to you as long as you like about how it all works and demonstrate metalworking. You'll also see a prison cell, old fire truck, and a yard full of gold mining and logging equipment. It's all free (donations appreciated).

Looks like it would be a nice place for a picnic and a short hike. Nice open space. The quarry…read moreitself isn't much to see. 105 degrees Fahrenheit late June 2020.

I'm sure the park is probably closed after sunset, but I've come out here a few times to watch…read moremeteor showers and/or just to have some mischievousness fun after dark! There's quite a few walking trails, some granite ruins/walls, and a pretty big open grass area for picnics and what not! I think they do some sort of free tours on the weekends, but I'm not sure what really goes on for those. If you have offspring, this is probably a pretty cool spot to take the kids out and wear them down! If you decide to come out after dark, don't forget your flashlight, at night the walking trails seem to send you in circles, which is always fun if your with someone who scares easily!

Bookmarked this museum years ago, but it sat in my bucket list for a while. As someone who's…read moreinterested in California's Gold Rush history, and Chinese-American history, this museum is a very cool landmark place to visit. Unfortunately, the museum wasn't open on the day we visited, so only got to see the outside. May come back in the future when we head this way again. Located on Sacramento and Brewery Lane.

Great little Chinese heritage left behind by hard working Chinese Americans who gave up their lives…read morein China and worked laboriously in the Wild West. If you are interested in Gold Rush stories, this is a cute house to visit and see traces of Chinese immigrants and their daily lives there.

We visited the Aerospace Museum and had such a great time! It's honestly a hidden gem. The museum…read morehas so many interesting airplanes to see up close, and it's really cool being able to walk around them and learn about the history behind them. One of my favorite parts was how interactive it was for kids. They have a scavenger hunt that keeps them engaged while exploring the museum, which makes it fun for the whole family. My kids loved searching for the clues while checking out all the different aircraft. There are planes both outside and inside the museum, and the exhibits are well laid out so you can take your time walking through everything. It's a great place if you enjoy aviation or just want something different and educational to do with the family. Definitely worth the visit. If you're in the area, I highly recommend checking it out!

Haven't been here in a few years. Visited yesterday with a friend. So muchengineering and flight…read morehistory here. Look up, look down, look all around so you don't miss anything. There is an outdoor area where the big planes and jets are. The signage is good in describing their uses, names and missions. There is even a section on space travel. The docents are top notch. You can tell they are passionate about what they speak! Take a stroll upstairs to see the flight simulator room, very high tech. There is a gift shop, cafe, plenty of clean bathrooms. Enjoy your flight!

Fun day trip to Oroville. Casino is bright & open with lots of slot choices. Haven't eaten there,…read morebut people seem to like the food.

Been here now two times. Yesterday May 22, 2021 was second time. They open Saturdays ten am to two…read morepm. It talks of medical items from Gold Rush times to mid 1900s. There a skeleton they call her Anna. Supposed be daughter of a Chinesecrailroad worker yet when look at doot skeleton, she seems have normal size feet not the bound feet. Foot binding stopped in year 1911. There pictures of nurses and doctors. Uniforms much different in those days. Dental chair, the dentist had pump the chair, somilar and docent agrees, when girl had pump the device when she learned to sew. Try this museum. Very interesting.

We were invited to a birthday party at the Placer Nature Center. This was the first time we've…read moreever been or even heard of it. It was super easy to find. Parking was easy. The party was such a great idea. Something different. And it was a beautiful day to be outdoors. We were able to look around different rooms filled with all different things from water animals, local animals, even dinosaurs!!!! Then we went on a nature walk with scavenger hunt. Everyone was engaged and having fun! Then the kids got to check out the pond....and catch tadpoles! So fun. My daughter had such a good time, she didn't want to leave.

My youngest son had a field trip here and it was just perfect. We were bussed in and split into…read moreserval groups, each group had a different activity but in the end was able to do them all. We had a nature walk, guess who, got to check out butterflies and all the stages they go through. All staff was so informative and kept the small aged kiddos engaged!

Adj: Impressive, Informational, Innovative, and Incredibly Interesting!…read more Another visit to the RUEC, which is the Roseville Utility Exploration Center. It is located next to Martha Riley Library, one of 3 City of Roseville libraries and the newest one. The RUEC is pretty cool and admission is free. We like to come by every once in awhile because they have changing exhibits, but their permanent displays are informative and interesting too. As an environmentally minded person, I try to conserve, but how do you know what to do and what is worth your effort and what doesn't make much of a difference? The RUEC has quite a few exhibits on how to conserve energy, water, and how to minimize our impact on the planet including garbage disposal (that often end up in landfill more than anywhere else), recycling, being conscientious in our resource usage by setting our thermostats properly, cycling our ACs, replace or clean air filters regularly, install a programmable thermostat, and properly insulating and weatherizing your house down to HVAC ducts! There's even information on where our stormwater and runoffs go (which affect our fish and other wildlife), how much energy different specific kitchen appliances use, not putting grease/oil down the drain, vacuum the coils on our fridge 2x's a year to keep our fridges efficient, thinking about the temp and weather when considering what to cook (don't run your oven on hot days), installing energy efficient fixtures/bulbs, and only doing laundry and dishes with full loads so as to maximize efficient when washers and dishwashers. These are things many people don't know or haven't thought about. Overall, the RUEC does a great job at educating the community and especially kids on environmental and resource conservation and also provides info about how we can practically make a difference just by being more aware of how we use energy and other natural resources.

Located next to the Martha Riley Library, the Roseville Utility Exploration Center is a community…read moreeducation center that's free to visit anytime it's open. I think that's pretty cool. We took our kids here since we like fun educational activities and free is always the right price. We went on a Saturday and it was not too busy. The staff is friendly who greeted us, then we just wandered around a bit. They have interactive utility exhibits about how the City of Roseville provides utility services to their residents. They have their own power plants and substations, etc. to generate their own energy, so their residents pay less than even SMUD customers, I was kind of jealous about that. At least I'm not paying PG&E electricity, but maybe I should've looked into living in Roseville. Anyhow, they also have their own sewage and water facilities of course, and their services are focused on saving water and sustainability and being resource conscious and eco-friendly, which all make sense. My kids enjoyed the interactive activities about using less electricity and water, but what they really liked was the Utility Truck Experience where they got to go on a Recycling truck and pretend play. It was pretty cool. There are also tons of education displays on shopping smart to get things that last and not disposable items that end up in the landfill. In addition to permanent exhibits, they also offer kids educational classes. My kids took a few over the years, one of them was on urban planning and it was quite interesting for them to learn how to design and layout infrastructure for a pretend city that makes sense for where to put the power plant, the landfill, the sewage system, etc. relative to locations of homes, roads, nature places like rivers and lakes, and public places like parks, schools, and fire stations, etc. All in all, RUEC (as they call it) is a really nice little museum that kids and adults alike where we can learn a lot about utilities and resource conservation, it's great that it's open 6 days a week and it's free and everyone's welcome, not just Roseville residents, and they even offer free educational classes (w/advance RSVP) for kids. Worth checking out if you've not been.