California State Mining and Mineral Museum
Visit the Mariposa State Fair Grounds, and you'll find this fascinating museum dedicated to the history of mining.
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Visit the Mariposa State Fair Grounds, and you'll find this fascinating museum dedicated to the history of mining. Many of the exhibits and artifacts are centered around the 1848 California Gold Rush, although other minerals, gems, fossils, and historic tools and artifacts are also on display. There is even a replica gold mine from the 1850s, so you can experience what it was like for miners during that time (think dark, musky, and claustrophobic!). Don not miss the jaw-dropping 13.8-pound Fricot Nugget, a crystalline chunk of gold found in the American River during the gold rush.
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