Consider the Stanford Pow Wow, held on mother's day each year.
http://powwow.
There are other Pow Wows around the state.
There's the Greek Festival in San Jose each June.
http://www.saintnic
Cultural Fairs often also include the history of that ethnic group or
nationality in the history of California.
Solvang is an ongoing Danish heritage town. Christmas time is a
special time there;
http://www.solvangu
Our own Patrick's Point Campout has some Indian dwellings to explore.
In San Jose, there is the Rosecruician museum, which has a whole lot
of Mummies and other things Egyptian.
The Tech Museum is a hands-on museum showing both historic and
futuristic devices that kids can play with. Intel has a section
showing how chips are made.
The Children's Museum used to be laid out like a city, so kids could
explore the fire station, the water mains, how street lights work, etc.
I have more about San Jose Museums here:
http://www.gomilpit
The Winchester Mystery House is a bit of a tourist trap. Tour is
pricey. But worth doing once. The museum BEFORE you take the tour is
free, so you can look at that and decide if you want to see more.
Built by a woman who was "haunted" by the ghosts of the people killed
by the weapons her father invented, and from which she inherited the
wealth, she still was a remarkable woman for her day. Big kids would
get something out of it. Little kids younger than about 10 would be bored.
Angel Island, which you get to via ferries, has living history
exhibits. Help load a canon, and fire it at a passing yacht. (Blanks)
http://www.angelisl
Other ferries can take you out to Alcatraz.
http://www.nps.
There is an "Alcatraz Alumni Day" where guards and their families
reunite, but it sells out fast. With any luck, though, you'll meet
someone who grew up on the prison island. (The children were ferried
out to school in San Francisco each morning.)
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