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.

Collins Pine Museum

The open-beam structure provides an appealing space with different species of wood from the area. The museum contains exhibits on lumbering, forestry, principles of sustainability, and Collins history. Outside the building is a viewing path with trucks and equipment that were used by Collins Pine Company in the 1940s - 1960s. The museum is open mid-May to mid-October, Wednesday - Saturday, 9:00am - 5:00pm, and there is no charge for visiting.

Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum

History, geology, lenticular clouds, railroad, and more interactive exhibits. Fun and interesting for people of all ages. Located next to Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery. Hours: April & May:  Friday thru Sunday: 10am to 4pm; June to December: Thursday thru Monday: 10am to 4pm. 

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.

Shasta Lake Heritage & Historical Society

Preserving the history, heritage & culture of the Shasta Lake area; early pioneers, Native Americans, Shasta Dam, early businesses, residents & their lives, and the community spirit & events that led the Boomtowns to becoming a city. Focus is on the people who came seeking work on Shasta Dam, and the history of the surrounding area. Hours: 9am-1p Friday, Saturday, and Monday.

Anderson Historical Society & Museum

Museums on site displaying and preserving items of local historical significance include the late 1890's Frisbie House, a local boarding house relocated and renovated for museum displays, and one-room Columbia Schoolhouse, authentically furnished early ca. 1900. Open Tues , Thurs. and first Saturday of each month 11 am - 3 pm.

Behrens-Eaton House Museum

The Behrens-Eaton House Museum is a restored home lived in by same family from 1898 - 2003. Historical research library on site. Open Tues & Weds. 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday 1-4 pm or by appointment.