Sierra City’s local museum, the Kentucky Mine, is a worthy stop that introduces the famed ‘Golden Chain Hwy’ (California's Hwy 49). Its gold mine and stamp mill are just northeast of town.
Kentucky Mine
Gold Country
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Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
20.78 MILES
An otherworldly testament to the mechanical determination of the gold hunt, Malakoff Diggins is a place to get lost on fern-lined trails and take in the…
25.74 MILES
West of Truckee, 3-mile-long Donner Lake is a busy recreational hub. The Donner Party camped nearby during the fateful winter of 1846. Donner Summit,…
28.74 MILES
Continuously in use until the 1960s, this 1875 redbrick building is filled with relics from the wild days of yore. George ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly was…
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1. Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
20.78 MILES
An otherworldly testament to the mechanical determination of the gold hunt, Malakoff Diggins is a place to get lost on fern-lined trails and take in the…
25.74 MILES
West of Truckee, 3-mile-long Donner Lake is a busy recreational hub. The Donner Party camped nearby during the fateful winter of 1846. Donner Summit,…
28.74 MILES
Continuously in use until the 1960s, this 1875 redbrick building is filled with relics from the wild days of yore. George ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly was…