Modesto's local history museum, housed in a 1912 Carnegie library building. The collection covers the San Joaquin Valley from the native Miwok people through the Gold Rush era and into the agricultural boom that made this region one of the most productive on earth. Exhibits on ranching, farming, and early Modesto life. Free admission.
Address: 1402 I Street, Modesto CA 95354. Tel: (209) 577-5366.