Welcome to the Sacramento History Museum.
We are open 7 days-a-week from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
with last tickets sold at 4:30 P.M.

Inked Women in California’s History

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.

Research 101

Join the Sacramento History Museum and Historian Mary Ellen Burns for a workshop series to help you find and tell your story. The workshops are free to members of the museum,  or any Sacramento historical or cultural association. All others are $10 per workshop. Book your Sessions now!

March Tours!

‘Tis  a lovely time to take a TOUR!

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

Go Underground Mondays – Fridays at  noon and 1:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday at 11 AM, 11:30, 12:30, 1 PM, 2 pm, and 2:30. Your tour ticket includes museum admission!

Step back in time!

It’s Membership Month and we are giving two tour tickets to NEW members. Those who purchase a Basic Membership will receive two tickets for our Gold Fever! Game tour or purchase a Premium Membership and receive two tickets for an Old Sacramento Underground tour. Membership gives you free admission to the Museum for a year, discounts in the Museum Store, tours, events, and more!

Old Sac Paranormal Investigations

Old Sac Paranormal Investigations have returned! Is Old Sacramento haunted? Take one of our Old Sac Paranormal Investigations. Visit historic buildings and spooky spots, to learn their unsettling history. Using our paranormal equipment, you decide whether spirits of the past still linger in the present.

Spring Festival!

Celebrate Spring with the fun, free and family-friendly Old Sacramento Spring Festival, Sunday, April 28, 2024, from 11 am – 3 pm.  Join us for hourly dances around a 15-foot maypole, as well as traditional country dances to live music. Festival attendees can also enjoy historic living history demonstrations, hands-on arts-and-crafts stations, hobby-horse races, gold panning, face painting, lawn games, and more.