Grace Hudson Museum and The Sun House www.gracehudsonmuseum.org	This art, history and anthropology museum focuses on the lifeworks of artist Grace Carpenter Hudson and her husband, ethnographer Dr. John Hudson. Changing inter-disciplinary exhibits and public programs feature Western American art, California Indian cultures, histories of California’s diverse North Coast region, and the work of contemporary regional artists. The Sun House (California Historical Landmark No.926), the Hudsons’ 1911 redwood Craftsman bungalow is open for docent-led tours between noon and 3:00pm.
Held Poage Memorial Home and Research Library mchs@pacific.net	The Mendocino County Historical Society's headquarters and library occupy a house built in 1903 for Judge William D. I. Held and his wife, Ethel Poage. The Society's mission is the collection and preservation of Mendocino and surrounding counties history. The library holds more than 5,000 volumes, thousands of historical photographic negatives, microfilms, documents, maps, scrapbooks and genealogical references. A small collection of Pomo Indian basketry is also on exhibit.
Mendocino County Museum and Roots of Motive Power www.co.mendocino.ca.us/museum	The County Museum offers a significant collection of Mendocino County historical materials and artifacts on display, including pre-history (Indian arts), early settler displays of domestic and business life, and an alternate life-style (1960s-70s) display. Within the Museum’s buildings and grounds, Roots of Motive Power exhibits steam engines and railroad equipment used in early logging days, with live action demonstrations four times per year.
The Guest House Museum and Fort Building Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast Historical Society DonRNel@inreach.com	The Guest House Museum is a three-story Victorian (1892) built for "C. R." Johnson, founder of the Union Lumber Company, and first mayor of Fort Bragg. It became the company guest house in 1912. Artifacts, equipment and photographs depicting local history are on display. Outside displays include steam donkeys and railroad locomotives. The Fort Building (the only remaining structure from the 1857-1864 military post) contains a Fort model and artifacts from the post’s history.
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse Open: The Lighthouse and Gift Shop are open April - October, Friday through Monday, 11:00 am-4:00 PM and Saturdays and Sundays in March. www.pointcabrillo.org	On the windswept bluffs of the 300 acre nature preserve, the Point Cabrillo Light Station (1909), with its operating 3rd Order Fresnel lens, is one of the very few intact stations remaining on the west coast. Exhibits feature the area's maritime history, including a display of artifacts from the wreck of the Frolic, the Gold Rush era vessel that changed the north coast forever. Learn a little intertidal ecology at the Preserve's mini marine science center and saltwater aquarium, located in the historic blacksmith shop. The Lighthouse Gift Shop features collectibles and the work of local artists and photographers.
Ford House Museum and Visitor Center fhvc@mcn.org	This historic home is also the Interpretive Center for the Mendocino Headlands State Park. Built in 1854 for Jerome B. Ford, its displays include a scale model of Mendocino as it appeared in 1890, historic photographs, tools, boat models, a Native American display and seasonally changing exhibits on the local flora and fauna. Guided thematic walks along the Mendocino Headlands include whale watching, the history of Mendocino, and spring wildflowers.
Temple of Kwan Tai www.kwantaitemple.org	The oldest original Taoist temple on California’s North Coast, the Temple of Kwan Tai offers living evidence of Mendocino’s 19th Century Chinese community. Four generations of its founders’ descendants have preserved the temple, a site now recognized as California Registered Historic Landmark No. 927. Rededicated in October 2001, the Temple of Kwan Tai has been officially praised at both the state and national level for its restoration.
Greenwood State Beach Visitor Center & Museum	This small history center, which was once the office of the Goodyear Lumber Company, tells the story of the village of Elk / Greenwood from its founding in the late 1800s through its history as a booming lumber town. A large mural depicts the loading of lumber from the local wharf onto the ships waiting offshore. The museum also features historic photographs, archives, artifacts and a story rail tracing the history of the local lumber industry.
Anderson Valley Historical Museum sheri@outrageous.net	About one mile north of Boonville, the museum consists of the one-room Con Creek School (1891) and three added structures, including a model sheep shearing shed. Exhibits represent aspects of Valley home life, schools, agriculture and lumbering, with some special attention to "Boontling," the Valley's unique folk language. All artifacts displayed, including the exhibit of Pomo Indian basketry and stone tools, have been found or used in Anderson Valley.
Point Arena Lighthouse and Museum www.pointarenalighthouse.com	About one mile north of Boonville, the museum consists of the one-room Con Creek School (1891) and three added structures, including a model sheep shearing shed. Exhibits represent aspects of Valley home life, schools, agriculture and lumbering, with some special attention to "Boontling," the Valley's unique folk language. All artifacts displayed, including the exhibit of Pomo Indian basketry and stone tools, have been found or used in Anderson Valley.