Chapman's Gem, Mineral Shop & Museum holds the largest known collection of petrified palms, as well as an ultraviolet room for viewing phosphorescent minerals. In the shop, visitors can purchase rocks, gems, shells, art, jewelry and other collectables starting as low as $1.
Founded in 1988, the Willow Creek China Flat Museum preserves the local history and shares it with current and future generations. The museum is well known for its Bigfoot collection.
The Ferndale Museum houses and exhibits artifacts, documents and papers from settlement during the California Gold Rush to the present including an active Bosch-Omori seismograph. The area of collection covers the lower Eel River Valley as far south as the Mattole River Valley and west to the Pacific Ocean.
Whether a tourist or a local, a stop in Old Town Eureka is not complete without a visit to the Clarke Historical Museum. The Clarke Museum proudly displays the rich history of Humboldt County, which includes vibrant Native American cultures, gold rush settlements, the lumber industry, prosperous ranching, farming and livelihoods wrung from the sea.
