Celebrate July by taking a TOUR!

Come see and learn how Sacramento lifted itself up out of the flood waters during the 1860s and 1870s!

Go Underground seven days a week. (Times are listed on the right) Your tour ticket includes museum admission!

If the weather is very hot, we suggest you check with the museum to make sure your tour is operating.

Join us for an evening of potential paranormal activity! Our experienced guides will take you through historic buildings and spooky spots, not regularly open to the public, where you will hear the unsettling true history of what happened there. Using our paranormal equipment, you decide whether spirits of the past still linger in the present.

 Join us Saturday, July 27th at the California Automobile Museum for a Volunteer Open House to see how you can volunteer at one of our local museums. Connect with several organizations in one location and find the perfect fit for your interests and skills. Whether you have a love for trains, cars, science, history, or the arts, we have a place for you. RSVP to AKowalski@sachistorymuseum.org 

As a Blue Star Museum, we are proud to offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve. The 2024 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2024 and ends on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024.

The Sacramento History Museum is proud to be part of Museums For All, an initiative to make museums accessible to all. When you present your SNAP EBT card and photo ID, you will receive FREE Museum admission for up to four people.

From indigenous and cultural coming of age practices to tattooed ladies performing in sideshows to the upper-class Victorian women who helped popularize the tattoo trend, visitors will discover the largely unknown history of California women and tattoos through photographs, personal histories, and artifacts. Free with admission.

Our upcoming exhibition focuses on how pop culture has reflected the country’s changing values and cultural tensions over the past 80 years. America’s Monsters, Superheroes, and Villains features hundreds of toys, comic books, games, posters, and media. These vintage items are accompanied by interpretative signage that describes their cultural significance.

Each year the Sacramento History Alliance honors Sacramento businesses that have met the test of time and become iconic treasures in our community. They may not be the oldest, or the biggest, but they are revered and beloved by Sacramentans from all walks of life – we call these businesses “Venerable”.