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powered by FreeFind	California Palm Springs Palm Springs Air Museum 745 N Gene Autry Trail Palm Springs CA 92262 Phone 760 778-6262 Web Site www.palmspringsairmuseum.org Alt Web www.air-museum.org Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation
	California Palmdale Air Force Flight Test Center Museum Edwards AFB 405 S Rosamund Boulevard Palmdale CA Phone 661 277-8050 Web Site http://afftc.edwards.af.mil/trip/docs_html/museum.html Description planes tested at this facility. Since this is a military base, access is restricted. See web site and call before visiting Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Blackbird Airpark AFFTC Museum Annex Edwards AFB Plant 42 Palmdale CA Phone 805 277-8050 Web Site http://afftc.edwards.af.mil/museum/docs_html/blackbird_airpark.html Description features A12 spyplane and SR-71 Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation
	California Paso Robles Estrella Warbird Museum 4251A Dry Creek Road Paso Robles CA 93446 Phone 805 227-0440 Web Site http://ewarbirds.org/ E-mail mailto:aero@tcsn.net Description commemorates Estrella Army Air Force Base, now Municipal Airport, museum buildings on 4 acres of airport land Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Research /Reading Library Era WW II Helen Moe Antique Doll Museum 88 Wellsona Road Paso Robles CA 93446 Phone 805 238-2740 Web Site *** Description 800 Dolls & Dioramas Type of Resource** Specialty Museum Collection A-F Dolls
	California Point Arena Point Arena Lighthouse Keeper 45500 Lighthouse Road PO Box 11 Point Arena CA 95468 Phone 707 882-2777 Web Site http://www.mcn.org/1/palight/ E-mail mailto:email palight@mcn.org Alt Web http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/CalLts/PtArena/PtArena.htm Description originally built in 1870, rebuilt tower after 1906 earthquake, still operating light with four keeper's houses Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Maritime Building Type Lighthouse Owner/Operator: Pt Arena Lighthouse Keeper's Assoc New or Updated: 05/18/2003 California Rancho Pales Verdes Salvation Army Museum of the West 30840 Hawthorne Boulevard Crestmont College Rancho Pales Verdes CA 90274 Phone 310 265-6241 Web Site http://www.crestmontcollege.edu/museum/index.html Description history of Salvation Army movement in western US on college campus Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Religion Research /Reading Archives New or Updated: 05/18/2003
	California Richmond Richmond Museum of History 400 Nevin Avenue Richmond CA 94801 Phone 510 235-7387 Web Site http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/~library/richmond_museum_of_history.htm Description SS Red Oak Victory last of 747 ships built at Kaiser shipyards Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Maritime Building Type Ship Industry /Profession Naval Last changed: 02/23/2003 California Richmond Red Oak Victory c/o Richmond Museum of History PO Box 1267 Richmond CA 94802 Web Site http://www.redoakvictory.org/ Description group dedicated to restoration of Victory Ship now located at history Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Maritime Building Type Ship Industry /Profession Naval Last changed: 02/23/2003
	California Rio Vista American Patrol Boats Museum Address Rio Vista CA Phone Web Site www.patrolboats.org/ Description Coast Guard cutter, PT boat, others - all operational Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Maritime Building Type Ship CA Riverside March Field Air Museum 22550 Van Buren Blvd MAIL PO Box 6463 March AFB Riverside CA 92518 Phone 951 697-6600 Web Site http://marchairmuseum.com/membership.php Alt Web http://www.marchfield.org/mfm.htm Description 15th Air Force Courtyard, 70 aircraft, displays Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation New or Updated: 4/9/2007 CA Sacramento California State Military Museum 1119 Second St Sacramento CA 95814 Phone 916 442-2883 Web Site www.militarymuseum.org/ Description official state military museum, extensive online military history & resources, Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Military Kind of Activity Link List Collection A-F Arms Collection N-Z Uniforms Research /Reading Library New or Updated: 11/12/2005 California Salinas National Steinbeck Center One Main Street Salinas CA 93901 Phone 831 796-3833 Web Site http://www.steinbeck.org/MainFrame.html E-mail mailto:info@steinbeck.org Description dedicated to author John Steinbeck and the people and places he immortalized, features multimedia exhibits and activities Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People California San Carlos Hiller Aviation Museum 601 Skyway Road San Carlos CA 94070 Phone 650 654-0200 Web Site www.hiller.org/ Description vintage through futuristic aircraft, all indoors; restoration shop has viewing window Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation		Google

	CA San Diego San Diego Automotive Museum 2080 Pan American Plaza, #12, Balboa Park San Diego CA 92101 Phone 619 685-2886 Web Site http://www.sdautomuseum.org/ E-mail mailto:info@sdautomuseum.org Description cars & motorcycles, rotating exhibits 6 times a year Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive New or Updated: 10/18/2004 San Diego Computer Museum of America 640 C Street San Diego CA Phone 619 235-8222 Web Site http://www.computer-museum.org/ E-mail mailto:dweil@computer-museum.org Description early equipment, archives, hall of fame including such luminaries as the inventor of Pong Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Technology Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame Collection A-F Computers Collection N-Z Technology New or Updated: 07/28/2003 CA San Diego Firehouse Museum San Diego 1572 Columbia St San Diego CA 92101 Phone 619 232-3473 Web Site http://www.globalinfo.com/noncomm/firehouse/Firehouse.HTML Description Firefighting equipment Type of Resource Specialty Museum Industry /Profession Firefighting Collection N-Z Photography New or Updated: 12/13/2005 California San Diego Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum MCAS Miramar PO Box 45316 San Diego CA 92145 Phone 858 577-6125 Web Site http://flyingleatherneck.netfirms.com/ Description Marine Corps aviation with 41 airframes from WWII to the present, 2400 patch images Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Research /Reading Library New or Updated: 04/21/2003 J A Cooley Museum 4233 Park Boulevard San Diego CA Phone 619 295-1611 Web Site http://gothere.com/mg-world/Museums/cooley.htm Description privately owned museum centers on 15 autos from 1886-1933, 25 other collections Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive San Diego San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum 2131 Pan American Road San Diego CA 92101 Phone 619 234-2544 Web Site http://www.sandiegosports.org/ Description three levels of sports and sports media, with focus on San Diego athletes Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Sports Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame Research /Reading Archives New or Updated: 05/26/2003 California San Diego Maritime Museum 1306 N Harbor Dr San Diego CA 92101 Phone 619 234-9135 Web Site www.sdmaritime.com Description Centered on the Star of India, includes several other vessels Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Maritime Building Type Ship San Diego Veterans Memorial Center & Museum 2125 Park Boulevard Balboa Park San Diego CA 92101 Phone 619 239-2300 Web Site http://www.sdvmc.org/ Description in former naval hospital, military memorabilia & art, library, band concerts Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Military Building Type Hospital Field of Study/Science Facility Oral history Research /Reading Library New or Updated: 07/08/2003 California San Diego Worldbeat Cultural Center 2100 Park Blvd San Diego CA 92101 Phone 619 230-1190 Web Site http://www.worldbeatcenter.org/ E-mail mailto:info@worldbeatcenter.org Description dedicated to promoting, presenting & preserving the African & Indigenous cultures of the world through Music, Art, Dance, Education & Technology Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Arts Industry /Profession Music Group Identity African New or Updated: 8/19/2005
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