Alphabetical List of Museums
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Albinger Archaeological Museum
In the museum building you will find many of the artifacts discovered at this site such as milling stones, shell beads, arrowheads, bone whistles, crucifixes,medallions, bottles, buttons and pottery. Learn more or Visit website
Aviation Museum of Santa Paula
Antique, classic experimental planes, autos, race cars, motorcycles, radios, artifacts and much more in "chain of hangers". EAA offers free plane rides for youth ages 8-17. Learn more or Visit website.
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California Oil Museum
Restored original Headquarters for Union Olil Company built in 1890. Petroleum exhibits plus rotating exhibits on Science and History year round. Gift shop, cable tool rig and gas pump collection. Learn Moreor Visit website
Camarillo Ranch House Museum
& Historical Site
1892 Victorian Mansion, 1905 historic Red Barn, interpretive gardens, stable exhibit, Gift Shop & monthly community events. Wedding & corporate event venue. Learn More or Visit website
Channel Islands Maritime Museum
Five centuries of Art that Sails! Interactive displays and one of the finest collections of maritime paintings, ship models &interactive exhibits on the west coast. Learn More or Visit website
Channel Islands National Park
The visitor center in Ventura is free and offers information on the Channel Islands, including a film, exhibits, a native plant garden and a bookstore. Learn more or Visit website
Chumash Indian Museum
The Chumash Indian Museum is a historical site and living history center. Through exhibits, Gift Shop, events, nature hikes and educational programs the history of the Chumash people Is presented to the public. Learn more or Visit website
Commemorative Air Force
Southern California Wing WWII Aviation Museum
Rare flyable WWII aircraft maintenance & restoration, exhibits, WWII history & aviation research library, gift shop, airplane rides, docent led tours, special events, memorial services, museum hanger rentals for events. Learn More or Visit website
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Dudley House Museum
Corner Loma Vista & Ashwood Avenue in Ventura 805-642-3345 Learn more or Visit website
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Fillmore Historical Museum
Collection of Fillmore History since 1887. Railroad history (Fillmore related), photos, vintage clothing, 1905 restored Craftsman Bungalow, Condor exhibit & Rancho Sespe history & memorabilia. Learn Moreor Visit website
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Heritage Square
Eleven Victorian Homes and a church have been moved to a single block and restored; Summer concerts, Weddings and live theater are on going events. Learn Moreor Visit website
Heritage Valley Tourism Bureau
Step back in time in the Heritage Valley (Santa Paula, Fillmore & Piru), with seven museums, world-class murals and the Rancho Camulos National Historic Landmark. Just a short drive from Ventura, Santa Clarita and L.A. Visit heritagevalley.net for more information, maps, itineraries, things to do, places to stay. Learn Moreor Visit website
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KidSTREAM Children's Museum
kidSTREAM plans on restoring a former community hub, and creating over 30,000 square feet of exhibit space for the children of Ventura County and beyond. With exhibits highlighting Ventura County's vast resources and beautiful climate visitors to kidSTREAM will know they are in a place unlike any other. kidSTREAM will be Ventura County's Children's Museum. Learn more or Visit website
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Leonis Adobe Museum
Historic House Museum and ranch representing the 1880s with period livestock, the Plummer House and the Calabasas Creek Park. Learn more or Visit website
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Mullin Automotive Museum
Home to the finest historic French automobiles, with significant and representative decorative art from the 1920's and 1930's. Learn more or Visit website
Murphy Auto Museum
Diverse collection of American automobiles and Americana housed inside a 30,000 square foot warehouse. Large HO scale working model train (22 scale miles). Learn Moreor Visit website
Museum of Ventura County
Changing and permanent exhibits related to the cultural history and art of Ventura County and the Channel Islands. Rotating Collection of George Stuart Historical Figures, extensive research library. Learn Moreor Visit website
Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum
Located in historic 1887 Mill Building. Exhibits interpret the past, current and future of agriculture in Ventura County. Vintage tractors and farm equipment. Learn more or Visit website
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Ojai Valley Museum
National Historic Landmark, 1919 "Mission Revival" building. Changing exhibits focused on the art, history and culture of Ojai and the Ojai valley. Learn more or Visit website
Olivas Adobe Historical Park
Original two story home of Don Raymundo Olivas. Built in 1847. Learn more or Visit website
Ortega Adobe
Ortega Adobe is the City’s “only remaining example of a ‘middle class’ home of the late 1800s.” At one time, much of Ventura’s Main Street was lined with adobe homes. Learn more or Visit website
Oxnard Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Oxnard Convention and Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization promoting Oxnard as an ideal destination for visitors, meetings and conventions. Full service visitors' center. Learn more or Visit website
Oxnard Historical Farm Park
The 1870's Maulhardt Winery and Cottage House with small vineyard date back to 1880's. Two 1900 bean threshers, multiple antique tractors and farm setting for BBQ's and get togethers. Learn more or Visit website
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Pleasant Valley Historical Museum & Botanical Garden
Historical exhibits of the Pleasant Valley area, including Camarillo, Somis, the Santa Rosa Valley and the Las Posas Valley. Learn Moreor Visit website
Port Hueneme Historical Society Museum
The Port Hueneme Historical Society Museum, established in 1973 and located at 220 N Market St., is known as the “Little Museum in the Friendly City by the Sea.” Visitors are invited to view the “History of Port Hueneme” film and either tour with a docent or just browse the storyboards lining the walls. Learn Moreor Visit website
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Rancho Camulos Museum & National Historic Landmark
Ventura County's only National Historic Landmark. Original Mexican land grant rancho and setting for the novel "Ramona" and the 1910 movie. Historic adobe buildings, chapel, winery, schoolhouse and gardens. Learn Moreor Visit website
Reyes Adobe Historical Site
The Reyes Adobe Historical Site is an early California Rancho setting featuring a preserved adobe home. The barn serves as a unique museum. Learn more or Visit website
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum
Walk onboard Air Force One 27000. Other exhibits include oval office replica, piece of the Berlin wall, and President Reagan's memorial site. Learn more or Visit website
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Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society, Inc.
Are you, your children, or grandchildren, too young to remember freight trains with cabooses, but are still curious about this railroad icon which, for over 150 years, was an institution of American railroading? Learn more or Visit website
Santa Paula Art Museum
Rotating exhibits of art including the renowned Santa Paula Collection displayed in the historic Limoneira Building. Learn Moreor Visit website
Santa Paula Historical Societies
“To preserve, protect and perpetuate the history of Santa Paula and its environments.” Maintaining and operating the Archives, where historical materials donated to the Society are properly catalogued and stored for both research purposes and use in public exhibitions. Learn more or Visit website
Santa Susana Railroad Depot & Museum
Real 1903 Depot restored to its turn of the century authenticity. Spectacular HO model railroad & more. Learn more or Visit website
Scandinavian Center at California Lutheran University
Museum, Library, Genealogy Assistance, Activity Center for language classes, weekly Brown Bag Lunch Programs, occasional films. Operated by the Scandinavian American Cultural and Historical Foundation, Inc. Learn more or Visit website
Stagecoach Inn Museum Complex
The original Stagecoach Inn, called the Grand Union Hotel, was built in 1876 at the southwest corner of what is now Ventu Park Road and the Ventura Freeway. Learn Moreor Visit website
Strathearn Historical Park & Museum
Strathearn Historical Park and Museum is owned and maintained by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District. The Park is operated jointly by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District and the Simi Valley Historical Society. Learn Moreor Visit website
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U.S. Navy Seabee Museum
The Navy's official museum dedicated to selecting, collecting, preserving and displaying historic material relating to the history of the Naval Construction Force, better known a the Seabees, and the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps. Learn more or Visit website
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Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology
The WFVZ, or “Bird Museum of Camarillo”, is both a natural history collection specializing in eggs and nests of birds from around the world, and a research and education institution dedicated to bird conservation. It has the world’s largest collection s of birds’ eggs, nests, and specimens. Public Tours are on last Friday of every month, from 3 to 4 pm and on the second Wednesday of every month from 3:30 to 4:30, except Nov & Dec. Reservation is required. Call at least 1 day in advance. Learn more or Visit website
