Del Norte County History Museum is a public museum operated by the Del Norte County Historical Society, located within Crescent City's former 1926 County Hall of Records facility. The museum has been open to the public since 1963, housed within the former County Jail portion of its historic building, with jail cells on the building's second floor serving as exhibit rooms.

It details the social and cultural history of Del Norte County History Museum, with exhibits showcasing the history and artifacts of local Tolowa and Yurok indigenous tribes, including one of Northern California's largest displays of indigenous basket-weaving. Other exhibits include collections of photographic and phonographic equipment, mining and logging tools, and period fashions and furniture from the region's 19th and 20th-century history. In the museum's Bolen Annex, the first-order Fresnel lens used in the Saint George Reef Lighthouse is displayed.

577 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531, Phone: 707-464-3922, View Map

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