Resource Guide for Riverside County

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

A tribal museum representing the history and culture of the Agua Caliente band and other Cahuilla people through permanent and changing exhibits
Location: 219 South Palm Canyon Drive in the Village Green Heritage Center in Palm Springs
Open Labor Day weekend to Memorial Day weekend, Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m.; Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day Weekend, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
Admission: free
Call (760) 323-0151
Visit http://www.accmuseum.org/

A not-for-profit Family-Oriented Learning Facility featuring fun programs in Archaeology, Geology, Paleontology, and Earth Sciences
Earth Science Museum features fossil displays, mining history, Native American artifacts, crystals, and petrified wood
Location: 7621 Granite Hill Drive in Riverside
Earth Science Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; grounds are closed without a guide
Call for minimum group size, costs, and other details
Call (951) 685-5818
Visit http://www.jmcc.us/index.htm

Contains a broad collection of artifacts from Southern California Indian cultures, especially the Cahuilla Tribe
Ethnobotany exhibits relevant to the southern California culture region
Location: at 11-795 Fields Road on the Morongo Indian Reservation between Banning and Palm Springs
Open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Call (909) 849-7289
Visit http://www.malkimuseum.org/

Highlights aspects of Native American life at an Indian boarding school
Offers guided and self-guided tours, school history lectures, native plant garden, cultural presentations, hands-on workshops on Native American toys and games, plant uses, rock art, music/instruments, and basketry
Location: 9010 Magnolia Avenue in Riverside
Call (909) 276-6719
Visit http://www.shermanindianmuseum.org/

Includes interpretive exhibits of the culture of the Serrano, Cahuilla, Cupeño, Vanyume, Luiseño and Chemehuevi tribes
Location: 17801 Lake Perris Drive in Perris
Call (909) 657-0676