A small historical museum complex with a one-room, 1882 schoolhouse, a log-cabin jail and a tiny museum displaying Native American baskets and pioneer-era artifacts.
Alpine County Museum
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
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3. Lake Tahoe Historical Society Museum
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This small but interesting museum displays artifacts from Tahoe’s pioneer past, including Washoe tribal baskets, vintage black-and-white films, hoary…
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The Genoa Courthouse Museum contains the original jail and a collection of woven Washoe baskets, along with exhibits on the famous Pony Express, which had…
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