Big Bear Historical Museum

Lots of history here...

Check for hours as they aren't open 7 days a week. We enjoyed walking around thru the various buildings which had been relocated to this site. There is a lot of history to be seen and the docents are...

Original buildings, antiques and a working blacksmith shop.

Dont miss this museum as it has the Big Bear history set out as an old mining town. You get to go into the original buildings that were moved to the site. Over one million artifacts, it is hard to lea...

For what it is, it’s a 4 star

This is really small and run by a group of really devoted retired volunteers (at least I assume they were all retired volunteers). There are 12 exhibits and two are under renovations. They do pack a l...

Homeschool ADVENTURE!

My 11 yr old son and I had a wonderful time at the museum! My son loved all of the details and history! We did the info hunt and a rock painting. We went back 2x in a row so we could enjoy the nice...

Fun Museum

We like going to this museum. We've been there several times. It is fun to see how people lived back then and to see what it would be like to live in an isolated mountain cabin.