M U S E U M S All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change.
Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park
1 X St., Eureka 95501, 444-3437 BlueOxMill.com Self-guided tour of Victorian-era woodworking shop, skid camp and farm; workshops in woodworking, blacksmithing and ceramics.
Clarke Historical Museum
3rd & E Sts., Eureka 95501, 443-1947 ClarkeMuseum.org Permanent and rotating exhibits of Humboldt County History, period rooms and American Indian basketry and regalia.
Discovery Museum
612 G St., #102, Eureka 95501, 443-9694 Discovery-Museum.org Hands-on children’s museum with art, science, ocean and health exhibits. Please call for events available for children’s parties.
Ferndale Museum
Shaw & 3rd Sts., Ferndale 95536 786-4466, Ferndale-Museum.org Displays Victorian life with typical living settings, dairy and agricultural equipment, blacksmith area, antique machine shop items, local photos and an operating seismograph.
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park & Logging Trail
3431 Fort Ave., Eureka 95503, 445-6547 www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=665 Attractions include original buildings, logging museum, Dolbeer Steam Donkey, locomotives and self-guided trails chronicling the history of Fort Humboldt.
Fortuna Depot Museum
3 Park St., Fortuna 95540, 725-7645 FriendlyFortuna.com Located in the Northwestern Pacific Railroad depot built in 1889, the museum features local history and railroad memorabilia.
The Eureka Visitor Center at the Clarke Museum, 240 E St., Eureka photo by Brad Curtis
Morris Graves Museum of Art
636 F St., Eureka 95501, 442-0278 HumboldtArts.org Former Carnegie Library is home to the Humboldt Arts Council, six galleries and a sculpture garden. Also offered are Monthly Programs including First Saturday Night Arts Alive!, Family Arts Days and Community Jazz Jams.
Samoa Cookhouse Logging Museum
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum
Across the bridge from Eureka in Samoa 77 Cookhouse Rd., Samoa, next to the Samoa Cookhouse, 444-9440 HumboldtBayMaritimeMuseum.com Nautical items, ship models, ship building tools, artifacts related to shipwrecks and lighthouses including fresnel lens, and bay ferries information.
HSU Natural History Museum
1242 G St., Arcata 95521, 826-4479 Humboldt.edu/natmus Museum is open to the public Tues. - Sat., 10 - 5. Interactive exhibits, fossils and displays on local animals, insects, marine life and birds.
Across the Samoa Bridge off Cookhouse Rd., Samoa, 442-1659 SamoaCookhouse.net Logging equipment, photographs and memorabilia from the heyday of logging in Humboldt County in the very early 1900s.
Trinidad Museum
400 Janis Ct. at Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad 95570, 677-3883, TrinidadMuseum.org Photos of the area’s whaling and logging history, native plant garden, marine shells and Yurok artifacts.
Willow Creek-China Flat Museum
Hwy 299 at Hwy 96, Willow Creek 95573 530-629-2653, BigfootCountry.net Features logging, mining and farming history of the region, Native American information, a blacksmith shop, and a Bigfoot display area.
INDIGENOUS HERITAGE & CULTURE
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merican Indian tribes have called the North Coast home for thousands of years. Although relationships between European settlers and Native Americans were often tragic, today the stories and ceremonies of local American Indians are valued throughout the community at large, providing a rich cultural experience. Objects of ancient as well as contemporary art and culture can be found on display in abundance in many parts of Humboldt County. American Indian Art & Gift Shop
241 F St., Eureka, 95501, 445-8451, NCIDC.org Art and gifts by national Native American artists.
Clarke Historical Museum
See above in Humboldt County Museums
End of the Trail Museum at Trees of Mystery
15500 Hwy 101 N., Klamath 95548 800-638-3389, TreesOfMystery.net Largest privately owned collection of Native American art and artifacts, as well as rare Edward Curtis orotone photographs.
Hoopa Tribal Museum
Hwy 96 at Hoopa Shopping Center, Hoopa 95546, 530-625-4110, see on Facebook Demonstrates the culture and history of the native people of the area, including Hupa, Yurok and Karuk. Native artifacts, as well as a village and fort (by advance appointment). Ceremonial celebrations throughout the summer.
Potawot Health Village
1600 Weeott Way, Arcata 95521, 825-5000 UIHS.org/locations/potawot-health-villagearcata Owned and operated by the United Indian Health Services, this healing center includes healthcare services for Native Americans, a permanent collection of paintings, sculpture and basketry made by contemporary and traditional American Indian artists, two-miles of walking trails and a wellness garden on its 40-acre site.
Sumeg Village Heritage Attraction
Patrick’s Point State Park 4150 Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad 95570 677-3570, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=417 Features recreated Yurok village with plank homes set in the ground.
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