If you are looking for culture in Vacaville, California, there are plenty of places to check out, starting with museums. Vacaville is home to a few unique, interesting museums you won’t find just anywhere. So take advantage and check out these ideas from your Vacaville Dodge dealer.
Western Railway Museum
The Western Railway Museum is not your typical train museum. Brought to you by the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association, the Western Railway Museum is dedicated to preserving the history and importance of electric transit systems, both past, and present. They procure and protect the equipment, property, and materials used over the years in the operation of electric railways.
The museum was founded in 1946 when a group of people chartering an old Oakland streetcar learned the streetcar was to be scrapped that very day. They pulled together the money to buy the streetcar on the spot, and the Western Railway Museum was born.
They continued collecting streetcars and other artifacts, and by 1960, they purchased a site at Rio Vista Junction, an actual stop on the Northern main line in Solano County. They transformed 22 acres into a living history museum and have been preserving and promoting the electrically powered railway systems of the past century.
Visit the museum for just $10 per person with discounts for seniors and children. Admission includes all rides and exhibits. Take a 50-minute ride on the Interurban, leaving four times daily. Or jump on the streetcar for a 15-minute ride, leaving every 30 minutes between Interurban departures.
Vacaville Museum
If you are looking to learn about Vacaville history, what better place to go than the Vacaville Museum? Visit the gallery from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For over 34 years, the Vacaville Museum has been preserving and exhibiting Solano County’s heritage. Adult admission is only $3 per person, and seniors and children pay only $2 admission.
Right now you can see local artist Malaquias Montoya’s “Women I have Encountered“ exhibit. Her original paintings depict the significant impact women have had on social justice. Powerful and thought-provoking, Montoya’s paintings make one reflect on our own roles in producing social justice and affecting important social change.
Vacaville’s Imagine That!
Culture isn’t just for adults. More and more parents are taking their children to museums to broaden their understanding of the world around them. Imagine That! is a museum where kids can explore and learn while having fun.
In this museum packed with interactive exhibits, children are encouraged to learn about electricity, gravity, space, and much, much more. Imagine That! is also a STEAM facility that offers an art room where kids can complete small projects at no extra charge. Imagine That! has a giant glass wall where children can paint their own masterpieces, or they can purchase small items in the store and take to the art room to paint.
So no matter if you want an afternoon with the family or a solitary day of reflection, there is something for everyone in Vacaville.
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