Museums & Historical Sites

Stepping back in time when visiting the southern Yosemite region is not an option... it is mandatory.

Just below the surface of each community lays the history of a region once rich in cattle, timber, and yes, GOLD! Numerous museums, attractions and historic sites tell the story of cowboys, loggers, miners and the provisioners that followed; the only ones of the lot to get rich.

But long before the European and Mexican settlers came, the American Indians lived in harmony with the land, surviving decades in this area of such beauty and prosperity. Their story, too, can be found in ancestral celebrations and tribal gatherings; a living history of the region. And speaking of living... how about the hands-on experience of the Childrens Museum of the Sierra for the young in age and at heart? Learning has never been so much fun.

California Olive Museum & Exhibit
41430 Avenue 14
Madera, CA 93638
559-822-3369

Childrens Museum of the Sierra
49269 Golden Oak Drive
Oakhurst, CA 93644
559-658-5656

Coarsegold Historic Village
35300 Hwy 41
Coarsegold, CA 93614
559-683-3900

Coarsegold Historical Museum
31899 Hwy 41
Coarsegold, CA 93614
559-642-4242

Consortium of Southern Yosemite Museums
P.O. Box 451
Oakhurst, CA 93644
559-683-6570

Fresno Flats Historic Village & Park
49777 School Road (Road 427)
Oakhurst, CA 93644
559-683-6570

Gold Gulch Museum @ the Broken Bit
35814 Highway 41
Coarsegold, CA 93614
559-658-2772 or 559-658-2002

King Vintage Museum
49269 Golden Oak Drive
Oakhurst, CA 93644
559-658-6999

Madera County Historical Society
Historic Madera County Courthouse
Madera, CA.
559-673-0291

Sierra Mono Indian Museum
Intersection of Road 225 and Road 228
North Fork CA 93643
559-877-2115

Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park
Road 628 & Peterson Creek Road (off Hwy 49)
Ahwahnee, CA 93601
559-822-2332

Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
Thornberry Logging Museum
56001 Yosemite Hwy 41 (at Sugar Pine Railroad)
Fish Camp, CA 93623
559-683-7273