Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee Railroad Museum is located next to the historic railroad station in downtown Truckee. This adds historical significance to the area, as the caboose is from the Southern Pacific Railroad and was used in the area. Paint for the caboose matches the original SP paint scheme. Inside the museum are stories, pictures, recreations, and railroad […]

Olympic Museum

Take a trip back in time and learn about the 1960 Winter Olympics that took place at Palisades Tahoe. The recently renovated Olympic Museum, located at High Camp showcases a unique collection of memorabilia, news articles, and video presentations detailing the many magical moments that took place right here. Admission is free with your Aerial […]

Gatekeepers Museum

Summer Hours: 7 Days a week, 10am – 5pm The Gatekeeper’s Museum is a reconstruction of the original Gatekeeper’s Cabin, on the same site where the original stood until it was destroyed by arson fire in the early 1980s. The original Gatekeeper’s cabin was built by Robert Montgomery Watson—also the builder of the Watson Cabin—to […]

Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center

The Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center depicts the history of the area and the people who came into this part of the Sierra, including stories of the Emigrant Experience–including that of the Donner Party, the Land of the Washoe, Chinese construction of the railroad and early motoring adventures over Donner Pass. The Multipurpose Theater […]

Kid Zone Museum in Truckee

KidZone Museum is a non-profit chidren’s museum dedicated to enhancing the lives of children through exploration and learning. Visit the museum and have your child experience wonderful exhibits. Exhibits are designed to provide play that encourages a child’s development of social, imaginative, physical and problem solving skills. In summer, they offer the most captivating natural […]