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A Guide to San Diego Museums
10 placesSan Diego
Want a quick list of some of the best (and lesser known) museums in San Diego? Explore this guide from the comfort of your home to plan your next trip to the Birthplace of California!
- Music
- Art
- Architecture
- Science & Tech
- Nature
- Local culture
- History
- Religion
Places in this guide
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San Diego Museum of ArtRegion's oldest and largest art museum - 2
Museum of ManThe mummy found in a garage - 3
San Diego Chinese Historical MuseumHome to a 1500-year-old Buddha head 🗿 - 4
Timken Museum of ArtHome of San Diego's only permanent Rembrandt 🖼️ - 5
San Diego Firehouse MuseumThe firehose thread that saved lives 🚒 - 6
Athenaeum Music & Arts LibraryOne of only 16 membership libraries remaining 📚 - 7
Serra Museum⛏️ California's first buried settlement - 8
Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton HouseOldest building in downtown San Diego - 9
San Diego Model Railroad MuseumNorth America's largest model railroad museum 🚂 - 10
San Diego Natural History MuseumSecond oldest natural history society west of the Mississippi
