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by TourGuideTimAntique Gas & Steam Engine Museum
Location: Vista (44 Miles / 50 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4PM (Closed on Christmas and New Year’s)
Cost: $3 ($2 for Kids and Seniors)
Features: 55 Acre Farm Serves as a Museum for Thousands of Antique Farm Artifacts; Recreates the Typical California Farm from the 1850s – 1950s; Dozens of Items Used in Hollywood Movies.
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
Location: Old Town (4 Miles North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 6PM (Some Attractions Close at 5PM)
Cost: Free
Features: Several National Register and California State Historic Landmarks within seven blocks; Great Collection of Historic Stage Coaches & Carriages; Interpretive Center Provides a Historic Timeline of the American Continent starting 20,000 Years Ago.
Historic Mountain Town of Julian
Location: Julian (62 Miles / 1.25 Hours Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Features: Historic Town in the San Diego Mountains with Hiking, Wine Tasting, Gold Mines, Stargazing, Shops, Famous Apple Pie, and Surrounded by Forests
Wells Fargo Stagecoach Museum
Location: Old Town (4 Miles North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 5PM
Cost: Free
Features: One of Only 7 Wells Fargo History Museums in the Country; Includes One of the Few Remaining Original Butterfield Stage Coaches.
Heritage Park Victorian Village
Location: Old Town (4 Miles North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 9AM – 5PM
Cost: Free
Features: Collection of Six Victorian-Style Homes and San Diego’s First Synagogue all in a Romantic Park Setting.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Museum
Location: Old Town (4 Miles North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4PM (Closed on Sundays and Mondays)
Cost: Free
Features: Historic Relics from Early Lawmen dating back to 1850; Behind the Scenes Look at the Sheriff’s Department, including the Police Academy and SWAT
Mormon Battalion Historic Museum
Location: Old Town (4 Miles North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 9AM – 9PM
Cost: Free
Features: One of the longest military marches in U.S. history is profiled in this new, state-of-the-art museum.
Tour the Hotel Del Coronado
Location: Coronado (6 Miles / 15 Minutes South of Downtown San Diego)
Cost: Free for Self-Guided Tours; Fees for Other Activities
Features: Tour of Historic Hotel Built in 1888; Served World Leaders; Seen in Major Movies and on TV
San Diego Railroad Museum and Train Rides
Location: Campo (51 Miles / 1.25 Hours East of Downtown San Diego)
Hours: 9AM – 5PM on Saturdays and Sundays
Cost: $5 ($2.50 for ages 6-12); Train Rides are Extra.
Features: 1916 Train Depot is home to Over 80 Train Cars and Locomotives, many dating back to the 19th Century, Hour-Long Train Rides; Setting for Numerous Movies and Commercials.
Museum Honoring Buffalo Soldiers, US Cavalry, and The American Frontier
Location: Campo (51 Miles / 1.25 Hours East of Downtown San Diego)
Hours: 11AM – 5PM on Saturdays and Sundays
Cost: $2 (Free for Kids).
Features: History of Early Life in the American West Frontier, Buffalo Soldiers, and the U.S. Cavalry at Camp Lockett.
Motor Transport Museum for Antique Trucks
Location: Campo (51 Miles / 1.25 Hours East of Downtown San Diego)
Hours: 9AM – 5PM on Saturdays
Cost: Free; Donations are Accepted
Features: Antique Truck Museum with 200+ Vehicles and Industrial Equipment
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