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California State Indian Museum

2618 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
916-324-0971
Ranked #28 of 84 attractions in Sacramento
4.0 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Description: This museum explores a diverse range of Native American topics, from history to culture to art.
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Carmichael, California
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

Decent displays. Not much spunk or spirit from the docents or staff. More

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SACRAME
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

In spite of it's small size, the curators and the pieces in the museum are amazing. My spouse is Native American and he was impressed with the items on display. Do visit here if you are at Sutters Fort - you will find this even better! More

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Nakhon Si Thammarat
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

A fantastic array of artifacts and relics punctuated with period photographs and later, narrative reconstructions. The difficulty comes in witnessing the amount of history lost over the course of the Gold Rush and subsequent settlement: many artifacts are attributed to, or thought to be, or simply labeled by a region and possible era. Fantastic history, not to be missed, though. More

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Sacramento, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2012

Interesting small museum, speakers are very knowledgeable about local tribes. More

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Sacramento, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2012

If you are out to learn about California history I would head to Sutter's Fort, and since this in the same block visit the Indian Museum as well. Although others might do it the other way around. You choose - either way its a twofer. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012

There are some nice displays, but nothing spectacular More

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Davis, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

They need to display a lot more history concerning the native american indian. More

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Auburn,CA
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012

Good for adults that appreciate indian information, but for children it might be a challenge More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012

As complete a collection and display of artifacts about a specialized subject as you'll find anywhere. You have to be interested in anthropology, or your eyes will glaze pretty quickly. If you're a student of history, or of anthropology, you could spend hours here. More

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Sacramento, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012

My husband and I went walking around that area and saw the sign 'Indian Museum' thought it would be nice to check it out and we had a wonderful time and would go there again. It was small but the collections, the art work, pictures etc were just amazing, I recommend it for anyone to go and enjoy. More

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