Gold Country Medical History and Museum
The museum prominently displays an ever-growing collection of vintage medical, pharmaceutical, nursing, and dental artifacts dating from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.
The Gold Country Medical Museum is located on the site of the first Placer County Hospital established in 1855. The museum prominently displays an ever-growing collection of vintage medical, pharmaceutical, nursing, and dental artifacts dating from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.
- Hours Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Address 219 Maple Street, Auburn. CA 95603
- Phone 530-906-9822
- Best Feature The museum includes enticing (and a bit bizarre) displays of unusual quackery devices such as: vintage diagnostic tools, a large array of pharmaceutical bottles and an actual human skeleton,
- Vintage Medical
- Dental Artifacts
- Tours
Located on Maple Street just below the Placer County Courthouse.
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