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Auburn, California: Gold Country Medical History Museum

Address:
219 Maple St., Auburn, CA
Directions:
Old Town Auburn, next to a mortgage business.
Hours:
April-Oct. Sa 11-3. Closed Nov.-March. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
530-906-9822
Admission:
Donations welcome.
RA Rates:
Worth a Detour
Gold Country Medical History Museum

Quack devices and historical equipment from the pioneering days of medicine, exhibited in a former hospital. Ozone generator, collection of glass eyeballs, various pills and nostrums. Curator Rod Moser likes the weird stuff.

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