Best places: History museums in Oakland

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USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum
History museum
Aircraft carrier that participated in WWII & the Apollo 11 recovery mission now a museum with tours.
4.80 (3K reviews) (~4.47 km from centre)
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Pacific Pinball Museum
Museum
Museum displaying rare & vintage pinball machines, which are also playable, amid colorful local art.
4.80 (778 reviews) (~3.44 km from centre)
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Computer History Museum
History museum
Exhibits on early computers, the growth of the Internet, industry pioneers & more.
4.70 (6.8K reviews) (~46.63 km from centre)
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Oakland Museum of California
Museum
Artifacts & interactive displays in a modern building focusing on state art, history & science.
4.70 (3.2K reviews) (~0.95 km from centre)
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Nike Missile Site SF-88L
History museum
Restored former defense site with limited hours offering guided tours & Cold War artifacts.
4.80 (244 reviews) (~22.63 km from centre)
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Molloy's
Bar
👍 Staff and everyone else there was extremely friendly. Fun atmosphere that’s laid back, and a nice old school bar feeling. I’d highly recommend. Keep in mind it’s cash only with an ATM.
$ $$$
4.60 (491 reviews) (~21.75 km from centre)
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San Mateo County History Museum
History museum
Family-friendly, interactive exhibits devoted to local cultural heritage in a historic courthouse.
4.60 (367 reviews) (~35.49 km from centre)
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Hayward Area Historical Society
History museum
Museum & research library offering Hayward-related historical information, art & artifacts.
4.60 (174 reviews) (~21.84 km from centre)
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Wells Fargo Museum
History museum
Museum at the Wells Fargo bank's head office showcasing relics like gold dust & a stagecoach.
4.40 (317 reviews) (~11.6 km from centre)
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Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate
Event venue
Elegant Victorian mansion now used as a venue for public events & concerts, plus parties & weddings.
4.50 (122 reviews) (~13.33 km from centre)
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Sail Taihoa!
Boat tour agency
5.00 (54 reviews) (~22.02 km from centre)
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Museum on Main
Museum
Museum featuring exhibits on the Tri Valley region's history in the former city hall & library.
4.50 (80 reviews) (~38.25 km from centre)
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Museum of History, Benicia - Arsenal Galleries
History museum
Unusual museum with exhibits highlighting the history of Benicia & the military presence there.
4.50 (78 reviews) (~30.14 km from centre)
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Camron-Stanford House
Museum
👍 All these years I jog, run, bike, walk, and drive by never hear this place was haunted. After museum curator did a walk through on television, I'm convinced now. Make long story short. A lady had a baby in the 1880s a baby die. Back then there wasn't much babies dying, it was a rear occasion. With n...
4.50 (74 reviews) (~0.86 km from centre)
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California Historical Radio Society
History museum
👍👍 Wow! Almost a secret place. I went as part of a meet-up walking group. Weekends there are volunteers who work there who can show you around. This is also a place to donate vintage radios, tv's or someone's collection of vacuum tunes. They repair old radios as well as collect. There are 2 floors. Hug...
4.80 (37 reviews) (~4.73 km from centre)
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Hamilton Field History Museum
History museum
👍 Hamilton Field was an important local air force base during WWII and it would continue to run until 1974. This unassuming museum is one of the best in the region, despite frequently being overlooked. It’s free to visit and has a wonderful research library featuring a collection of documents from th...
4.60 (35 reviews) (~35.22 km from centre)
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Treasure Island Museum
History museum
👍 Very strange room in something you might want to bring out-of-town folks to visit. It's definitely off the beaten Trail. It's essentially one room with a large mural. The views of the City from here are amazing. And I definitely don't mean Oakland because who cares. Overall I would say a very uniq...
4.00 (80 reviews) (~8.84 km from centre)
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Richmond Museum of History & Culture
Local history museum
👍👍 Go see the recently restored Victor Arnauthoff mural! One of the great Depression era muralists working for FDR's public works administration Arnauthoff painted and supervised the Coit Tower murals. More recently his "Life of Washington" ... which explicitly (and correctly) shows Washington's inv...
4.40 (32 reviews) (~16.84 km from centre)
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