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California – UNITED STATES

California – a TOP 10

State Capital – Sacramento

A collection of great places to visit in the Golden State. Find the TOP 10 we recommend and some great videos in our Watch it block.

beach-trax-life-rolls-on-santa-monica-2018-2 — Santa Monica California

San Diego zoo california usa2 — Santa Monica California

Hotels and airports

Go here to find a few fantastic and accessible hotels in California. Find some accessibility information in Airports in California.

HOTELS

MUSEUMS

FAMILY

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

EVENTS

LOCAL NEWS

Museums

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California Museum

Sacramento

California Museum. Accessibility information here.

For sight-impaired visitors, complimentary iPod-based audio described tours for the Unity Center and Braille guides for Health Happens Here are available by request in the Museum Store. All new exhibit videos include captioning. A few older videos are not captioned; transcripts are available in the Museum Store. The Museum is wheelchair friendly, and all three levels are accessible using the lobby elevator. A complimentary wheelchair is available by request in the Museum Store.

Service animals welcome. Please contact us for any additional accommodation you may need. Comments and suggestions on how we can enhance accessibility for visitors with disabilities are encouraged. Please contact us at reservations@californiamuseum.org.

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the new Children’s Museum

San Diego

FEATURED: THE NEW CHILDREN’S MUSEUM. This museum takes accessibility very seriously. The monthly Accessibility Mornings program provides free access for families who would benefit from a sensory friendly experience at the Museum an hour before opening to the public

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Balboa Park

In this famous park you find several museums and places of interest, all accessible to everyone. Definitely worth it to choose to visit this park for your day out!

Balboa Park: Museum of Us – wheelchair access, service animals, social stories
San Diego History Center – Accessibility info
The Maritime Museum of San Diego

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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (founded in 1922). Detailed info on this page or download their accessibility map.

California — Please note: Until October 31, Jill’s Cart will be unable to provide access to *Prehistoric Forest* and Across the Creek due to construction closures in its path of travel. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you were planning on relying on Jill’s Cart during this time, please email info@sbnature2.org or call (805) 682-4711 ext. 100 well before your visit so we can assist you in making the most of your time here. (photo credits: https://www.sbnature.org/visit/accessibility/)

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Huntington Museum, Library and Botanical Gardens

San Marino

The Huntington – Library, Art, Museum, Botanical Gardens

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Exploratorium, Musée Mécanique

San Francisco

Exploratorium – accessibility information

Musée Mécanique (on the Fisherman’s Wharf) – one of the world’s largest privately owned collections of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade artifacts. You can play with any of our 300-plus machines in their original working condition. Admission is free and the msueum is 365 days a year open.
Visit the gallery here.

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Charles M. Schulz Museum

Santa Rosa

Charles M. Schulz Museum – excellent accessibility. There is a tactile tour, sign language tour and sensory kits. And more. They take accessibility very seriously.

Family

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Tips by Wheelchair Jimmy – Alcatraz, Bay aquarium, Universal Studios

Alcatraz and other California highlights – reviewed by Wheelchair Jimmy

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San Diego – tours

San Diego – sightseeing and tours

Hornblower Cruises & Events

Experience the sights, sounds and sweeping city views from the rails of one of its luxury yachts. The fleet of seven charter yachts includes the flagship, Lord Hornblower, modeled after a turn-of-the-century steamship.

Tours choices range from one- and two-hour narrated harbor tours daily and seasonal whale watching adventures to three-hour nightly dinner dance cruise and Sunday champagne brunch cruises.

– Old Town Trolley Tours

Featuring a running narration of San Diego history, plus many entertaining and amusing anecdotes and stories, the Old Town Trolley Tours is a two-hour, fully-narrated trackless trolley tour.

One-day tickets allow guests unlimited use of Old Town Trolley Tours, with on-and-off privileges at eight different stops throughout downtown San Diego, Balboa Park and Coronado Island.

– Seal Tours

Daily, 90-minute land and water tours aboard amphibious vehicles that start in downtown San Diego and splash down into the Big Bay and Mission Bay, and feature magnificent views of the city.