Visit Placer
Visit the Placer County Museum.
101 Maple St
Auburn, CA
Monday:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
From the indigenous Nisenan to the French settlers to the New York gold miners who gave the city its namesake, Auburn, CA is a California Historical Landmark, the Seat of Placer County, and more. It is now home to thousands and hearth to travelers all. The Placer County Museum includes the Placer County Gold collection, the renowned Pate Collection of Native American artifacts, and the original Thomas Kinkade painting "Auburn Centennial". The Museum occupies the first floor of Auburn’s historic Courthouse. It is open from 10am - 4pm every day, with the exception of federal holidays.
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Visit the Tallest Bridge in California.
Foresthill Rd
Auburn, CA
The Foresthill Bridge spans across 2,428 feet over the stunning vistas of the American River’s North Fork and is reported to be the tallest in California at 730 feet. As you walk across, read decades of homemade inscriptions made by passersby through the years, many of them a monument to past and present relationships. A fun fact for movie buffs: the bridge was used in 2002’s xXx starring Vin Diesel. The film shows his character driving a stolen car off of the bridge and then jumping out of the car mid-air and parachuting down to the bottom of the American River Canyon! We don’t recommend trying this.
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Visit the Great Sculptures of Auburn & the Art Park.
100 Lewis St
Auburn, CA
A 45-ton concrete statue of a Gold Rush era miner stands at the entrance to Old Town Auburn, a small collection of shops, restaurants, and antique stores. The statue is a representation of Claude Chana (1811-1882), the prospector who discovered gold here in the foothills east of Sacramento on May 16, 1848. Auburn dentist Ken Fox, creator of the Great Statues of Auburn, sculpted the miner at the request of the town. It’s made of a rebar and wire mesh framework covered in concrete. Fox sculpted the miner between appointments at his still operating dental practice on the other side of town, where more of his statues, constructed in the early 1970s, stand. The Auburn Art Park includes a main stage, a permanent mosaic American River display, murals, and seasonal art installations.