Grass Valley CA Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions
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AEmpire Mine State Historic Park
- 10791 East Empire Street
Grass Valley, CA - +1 530 273 8522
- Highlights: visitor center, guided tours, picnic … more
- Overview Empire Mine State Historic Park is the site of one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California. The park is in Grass Valley at 10791 East Empire Street. In existence for more than 100 years, the mine produced 5.6 million ounces of gold before it closed in 1956. (... more on Parks.ca.gov
- Overview Empire Mine State Historic Park belongs to the California State Historic Park system, a part of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The state park is located in Grass Valley, California. The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in Cali... more on En.wikipedia.org
Empire Mine State Historic Park
10791 East Empire StreetGrass Valley, CA
BEmpire Mine State Historic Park
- Grass Valley
CA, California - 5302738522
- The Empire Star Mine is located near Grass Valley, California. It is one of many State Historical Parks where the visitor can delve into California's Gold Rush history, and probably the best ... more on Epinions.com
- Gold was discovered in California in 1848 during the construction Sutter's Mill (the site is in the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historical Park northeast of Sacramento), but the biggest source ... more on Epinions.com
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Grass ValleyCA, California
CEmpire Mine State Historic Park
- 10791 E Empire Street
Grass Valley,CA,95945 - +1 530 273 8522
- worth the $3 entrance fee! what a bargain. kids $1 ... the blacksmiths there rock too - making all of us something to take home. The Gardens are cool ... more on Yelp
- I don't know how many times I've been here? Probably a billion. When you grow up in the gold country, a trip to Empire Mine is almost required ... more on Yelp
Empire Mine State Historic Park
10791 E Empire StreetGrass Valley,CA,95945
DNeighborhood Center of the Arts
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- 200 Litton Dr Ste 212
Grass Valley,CA,95945 - 5302727287
- The Neighborhood Center of the Arts is housed in what I'm guessing is an old hospital. Or a sanitarium. It looks old and crazy, stale and, to use the parlance ... more on Yelp
Neighborhood Center of the Arts
200 Litton Dr Ste 212Grass Valley,CA,95945
ENorth Star Mining Museum
- Allison Ranch and McCourtney Rds
Grass Valley, CA - +1 530 273 4255
- Overview Operated by the Nevada County Historical Society. Displays of mining equipment and artifacts from the 1880's await visitors. -- Also on display is the largest Pelton Wheel ever constructed and used to generat power for mining operations. There is also the largest operational Cornish pump. The mus... more on MuseumStuff.com
- Overview Housed in the former North Star powerhouse, the North Star Mining Museum displays the 32-foot-high enclosed Pelton Water Wheel, said to be the largest ever built. It was used to power mining operations and was a forerunner of the modern turbines that generate hydroelectricity. ... more on Fodor's
North Star Mining Museum
Allison Ranch and McCourtney RdsGrass Valley, CA
FGrass Valley Museum
- 410 S. Church St
Grass Valley, CA - +1 530 273 5509
- Overview Built in 1865 as a convent for the Sisters of Mercy. The museum has an original classroom from an early school, a parlor, a music room, a doctor's office, & lots of memorabilia from the early days of Nevada ... more on MuseumStuff.com
- Overview This history museum looks at the town's history through the 1930s, with a heavy focus on its Gold Rush boom. more on TripAdvisor
Grass Valley Museum
410 S. Church StGrass Valley, CA
GProsperity Lanes
- 420 Henderson St
Grass Valley,CA,95945 - 5302715679
- i beg to differ more on Yelp
- My mom and I came to bowl here the other day and we had a great time. Granted it was a Sunday, and mid-day so we didn't have to worry about getting a ... more on Yelp
Prosperity Lanes
420 Henderson StGrass Valley,CA,95945
HVideo History Museum
- 415 Central Ave
Grass Valley, CA - +1 530 274 1126
Video History Museum
415 Central AveGrass Valley, CA
IThe North Start Powerhouse Mining Museum
- S. Mill St
Grass Valley, CA
The North Start Powerhouse Mining Museum
S. Mill StGrass Valley, CA
JMount Saint Marys Convent and Academy
- S Church Street
Grass Valley, CA 95945 - +1 812 379 4491
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Overview Mount St. Mary’s Convent and Orphan Asylum is the only extant original orphanage in California. The Sisters of Mercy arrived in Grass Valley on August 20 of 1863, to found a branch of their order and to care for and educate orphans whose parents had died from mining accidents or illness. Father... more on Malakoff.com
Mount Saint Marys Convent and Academy
S Church StreetGrass Valley, CA 95945
