Arts and Cultural Sites in UpState CA

Turtle Bay Exploration Park

Spanning the Sacramento River in Redding, and connected by the Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay designed by Santiago Calatrava, Turtle Bay Exploration Park is a 300-acre campus containing educational and entertaining activities that interpret the relationship between humans and nature. The Park tells the stories of the region and its people through a museum and art gallery, wildlife exhibits, forest camp, a year-round aviary, amphitheater, and an arboretum & gardens. For seasonal programs, hours, and…

Sundial Bridge

Located on the Sacramento River is the Sundial Bridge. Redding commissioned world famous Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava (architect for the Athens Olympic Stadium) to design a pedestrian bridge over the Sacramento River, linking the Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s museum, to its Arboretum and Gardens, and as a trailhead for Redding’s extensive Sacramento River National Recreation  trail. One of the design criteria given Calatrava, was to design a bridge that would not impact the nearby spawning…

Gaumer's Jewelry & Museum

Gaumer's has beautiful jewelry and gift items. Known for fine quality and workmanship, excellent service, and very reasonable prices. Fascinating mineral and mining museum on premises (Free Admission).

McCloud River Mercantile Co.

Enjoy shopping in a historic restored Mercantile with numerous merchants offering a variety of goods. From an apothecary candy store, handmade jewelry, apparel, vintage goods including American made products. Café, hotel and banquet facilities also available.

C.F. Lott Home in Sank Park

The home of Judge C.F.Lott, a'49er and prominent figure, was built in 1856.  The home, filled with many original furnishings and artifacts, tells a story of unrequited love, and life long devotion.

Feather River Nature Center

The bank of the Feather River below the Bath House was once the site of a Maidu fishing village. The river provided a bountiful supply of giant Chinook salmon and acorns were harvested from the groves of Blue Oaks. Gold was discovered in the Feather River in 1849 bringing a tent city of fortune hunters virtually overnight. The gold soon ran out and the miners left as quickly as they had appeared.As the need for…

Fort Crook Museum

The story of the Indians and early settlers of this area are depicted by several rooms of antique furniture, a blacksmith’s shop, the old Fall River jail, early farm implements, old school house, log cabin and Indian artifacts.

Oroville Chinese Temple Museum Complex

The temple was built in 1863 to support the Chinese community of 10,000 and includes artifacts dating from 1850’s to early 1900’s. Three chapels and a main chapel served as a place for Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism.     

Shasta County Arts Council

Arts & cultural non-profit. Facility features contemporary art gallery, performance hall & classroom. Arts services include tech & fiscal support, audio/visual recording, tv production, rentals.

Shasta Historical Society

Shares Shasta County history through exhibits, collections, scholarly publications and research services.Visitors become witnesses to history and explore the dynamics of local heritage. Located in the Downtown Redding Promenade and open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.