Lake Tahoe Historical Museum — Attraction in South Lake Tahoe

This museum is absolutely amazing! They have a scavenger hunt for the kids! They follow the numbers around the museum and answer questions about the history of Lake Tahoe! My kids, 7 and 12, both enjoyed it! The museum has all different historical artifacts from a dental chair to skis to saws! There is history about all the families that had an impact on Lake Tahoe and what it has become today!

There is a house (only open on Saturdays) you can get a tour of that is set up like a family would have used it in the early 1900s!

There is a Toll House at the end that is being restored! It is one of the original toll houses used coming down towards the California coast!

The tour guides were very...

Relatively small, but very interesting information on the history of Lake Tahoe and the men and women who founded the area.. The video was also very informative. If you have any interest in how Lake Tahoe came to be, this is an excellent way to spend a couple of hours. The admission is free, and kids are...

Highly recommend visiting here! There is a video that is around 50 minutes that is so informative. Should take the time to watch first then walk around the museum. We spent close to 3 hours here and had a wonderful time. Also, Google said they were closed but they were open. Go to their website...