Our team of spirited storytellers will not let a pandemic keep them from telling their tales. This year, the haunting is heading home… to your home! Gather the family for an entertaining evening of ghost stories based on actual events in early Sacramento.

Gold Rush era maps of gold locations, first books printed in California, letters from 1850s miners, photo illustrated books of Yosemite, dime novels from the 1870s and more.

Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at the Old Sacramento Waterfront. For your safety, visit installations displayed throughout several buildings. Most of the altars, installations, and artwork will be indoors and on display through the outside windows. 

The Sacramento History Museum Education Programs are going virtual for Fall 2020! Join us as we  instantly connect students with learning opportunities they may not get to experience otherwise. And it can all happen from the comfort of a computer.

Missing your Field Trips? We’re bringing the museum right to your home… with activities, games, videos, coloring pages and so much more. You’ll have so much fun, you won’t even know you are learning!

We are bringing Old Sacramento to you! Sit back while you explore and experience a new side of what life was like in 19th century Sacramento with gripping true stories that follow in the footsteps of murderers, ne’er-do-wells and common citizens alike.

The Museum Store is open! Come by and find that one-of-a-kind gift you’ve been searching for. All purchases support the Sacramento History Museum’s exhibitions, public & educational programs, facility improvements, and more.

Learn about Sacramento’s boomtown origins and how the Gold Rush influenced our developing city in this one hour long guided walking game through the Historic District of Old Sacramento. Tours will be limited to ten guests to maintain safe distancing.