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Gold Rush Museum – |
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Step into the Gold Rush, with a full size diorama of a miner's camp, and flowing water. Kids can pan for gold, guaranteed to find real flakes of gold in the bag of dirt. |
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Walk through reconstructed mine tunnel, scenes of miners working away with sledge hammers and dynamite (sound effects add to the experience). |
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Upstairs are exhibits about hydraulic mining (huge nozzles wash away hillside to find gold), stamp mills to crush the ore, assay office to determine gold content, abandoned ghost towns. |
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Gold Rush Museum (located on Lincoln Way) is free, open daily. |
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Placer County Museum – |
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On first floor of the Placer County Courthouse is the museum. |
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Start with the Placer Gold Collection – raw gold nuggets mined in the area, pounds of gold! |
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On display are historic carriages (in autumn, glossy black carriage included a skeleton in driver's seat), mining tools and equipment, dioramas of Native Americans and basketry, bright red stagecoach, that carried passengers and mail from Auburn to surrounding towns. |
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Open daily, museum is free. |
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Recreation Park – |
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Large park has lots of grass to run around, large playground with slides, swings, climbing structures, shaded picnic tables, restrooms. |
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 Auburn Harvest Community Festival – In autumn, kids will enjoy this local festival with scarecrow and giant pumpkin weighing contest, costume parade, arts and crafts, live music and food. |
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Read our blog post: "Smiles at Auburn Community Harvest Festival" |
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Fun food – |
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Farmers Market – Bounty from farms surrounding Auburn, fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, honey, jams, locally made cheeses, ice cream and yogurt, try the wood fired pizza. |
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Market is open Saturday, 8am – noon, year round, in parking lot on west side of Auburn Folsom Rd, at Lincoln Way. |
