Gold Country Museum

Location: 1273 High St., Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA
Phone: (530) 889-6500 Mailing Address: 101 Maple St., Auburn, CA 95603
Hours: Tuesdays thru Sundays, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm; closed holidays
Admission: FREE!

To Schedule a group tour, call (530) 889-6500

The Gold Country Museum, housed in a historic Works Progress Administration (WPA) building, interprets Placer County’s Gold Rush history. Your tour of the museum begins with an excursion into a replicated hard rock mine. Once you leave the dark tunnel behind, you’re greeted by a stamp mill and an assayer’s office. It’s here that gold was processed from the raw material removed from the mines. Exhibits of a miner’s cabin and a mining camp saloon where a game of Faro is underway provide glimpses into the lives of miners. Museum docents will help you explore the most common methods of procuring gold and the lifestyle of the early miners and their families.

You can also pan for your own gold in our indoor stream or watch a video on Gold Rush history!

Panning for gold costs $2.00.

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	Gold Country Museum Location: 1273 High St., Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA Phone: (530) 889-6500 Mailing Address: 101 Maple St., Auburn, CA 95603 Hours: Tuesdays thru Sundays, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm; closed holidays Admission: FREE! To Schedule a group tour, call (530) 889-6500 The Gold Country Museum, housed in a historic Works Progress Administration (WPA) building, interprets Placer County’s Gold Rush history. Your tour of the museum begins with an excursion into a replicated hard rock mine. Once you leave the dark tunnel behind, you’re greeted by a stamp mill and an assayer’s office. It’s here that gold was processed from the raw material removed from the mines. Exhibits of a miner’s cabin and a mining camp saloon where a game of Faro is underway provide glimpses into the lives of miners. Museum docents will help you explore the most common methods of procuring gold and the lifestyle of the early miners and their families. You can also pan for your own gold in our indoor stream or watch a video on Gold Rush history! Panning for gold costs $2.00.