Culture & History in Yosemite

Mariposa Grove Museum

A museum set amongst the Sequoias.

Located in the Upper Mariposa Grove the museum houses exhibits on the history and ecology of the grove, as well as a gift shop.  The cabin is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The museum, built in 1930 and restored in 1983, occupies the site where Galen Clark built a small cabin in 1861. Galen was an advocate for the creation and protection of the park.

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Pioneer Yosemite History Center

Take a carriage ride through a covered bridge.

This ‘village’ is assembled from structures that were originally found in different locations throughout the park and moved to Wawona in the 1950’s and 60’s. 

Each building represents a different chapter in Yosemite’s story: a Ranger Patrol Cabin, Degnan’s Bakery, Powderhouse, Jail and the Wells Fargo Office.

Take a carriage ride through a covered bridge or watch the blacksmith family fire-up their coals to bend the metal into shape.

Location: Wawona

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Yosemite Museum

Yosemite Museum hosts fascinating exhibits and artifacts from Yosemite's earliest people.

The Indian Cultural Exhibit presents the cultural history of Yosemite's native Miwok and Paiute people from 1850 to the present, including demonstrations of basket-weaving, beadwork and traditional games.

Location: Yosemite Valley, is located next to the Visitor Center

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