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Things to do in Placerville, California (CA): The Best Museums
Placerville (/ˈplæsərvɪl/, PLASS-ər-vil; formerly Old Dry Diggings, Dry Diggings, and Hangtown) is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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1. Community Observatory
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5.0 based on 14 reviews
View Stars, Planets, Galaxies, Nebulae and even our own Sun through our telescopes. We have a 17" CDK Reflecting Telescope and a 4" APO Refracting telescope in the observatory for you to look through. While waiting your turn at the eyepiece you can view images on a monitor from our 14" SCT telescope outfitted with a special astronomy video camera that is many times more sensitive to light than your eyes. This allows you to see the beautiful colors of stellar nurseries, galaxies and more. We also have a 16" and 6" Dobsonian portable telescopes for you to use and learn about how to use a telescope. We also have an outdoor "Sky Theater" where docents give tours of the constellations outlining them with their laser pointers showing you what is up in the sky during your visit. On the first Saturday of each month we are open from 10am until noon showing you our Sun through our safe solar telescopes. We can show you the sunspots on the photosphere in "white light" and prominences, filaments, and flares in the chromasphere in Hydrogen Alpha light. Look for us on Facebook and YouTube.
2. El Dorado County Museum
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4.5 based on 35 reviews
This history museum of this Gold Rush community displays old mining tools and railroad equipment.
Reviewed By SpiritLilly - Georgetown, United States
The museum is small & quaint but the information and history inside is overwhelming and fascinating. The staff is very knowledgeable and when Mary tells stories you can tell she loves what she does. If they don't know an answer they'll find it! Just LOVE this little gem in Placerville!
3. Placerville Historical Museum
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4.0 based on 38 reviews
Located in the oldest building in Placerville.
Reviewed By 222oakland - Oakland, United States
This is review number (MAESTRO or MAESTRA a few notes on the piano if you please) THIRTY EIGHT of this! Yes small museum but similarities to Sacra History Museum! There exhibits of Placerville! Placer is word not remembering what language, means Sand Bar! Okay for any Local People of town Placerville, they living in Sand Bar Ville! Very knowledgable docents! Similaries and differences to Sacra History Museum! There exhibits of Placerville, there exhibits of gold miners and gold panning! Ah yes, is reciprocal with Sacra History Musem!
