Located on the North Side of Grape Day Park in Escondido, California
Phone: (760) 743-8207 Email: fox@escondidohistory.org
NOW OPEN - Limited Hours
PICTORIAL HISTORY BOOK ON SALE
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2022 Escondido Legends Scholarship Recipients
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We're looking for great volunteers to welcome guests and provide information in the Train Depot, Pullman Car, and Victorian House! We provide training. Please click on the button for more info.
Office & Research Center
The Office & Research Center is open from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Due to limited staffing, we recommend that you call ahead to confirm that we will be open when you wish to visit.
Museum Complex
The Hoffman House remains closed for repairs, however, the Train Depot is open 1:00 - 4:00 on Saturdays. Please visit; masks will be required and household groups are asked to stay together and maintain at least 6' distance from other visitors.
Bandy Blacksmith Guild
Blacksmithing and Wheelwright activity can be seen most Tuesdays and Saturdays in the Bandy Blacksmith and Wheelwright Shop. Classes are also offered on a regular basis. For more information, click here.
Current Exhibits
No charge for admission to museum buildings but donations are gratefully accepted.
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Cassou Family and World War I/Spanish Flu exhibits in the Museum Office and Research Center.
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Closed for maintenance, the Victorian Country House furnished in the style of the turn of the 20th century.
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Railroad Depot Office and Waiting Room with historical artifacts from Escondido history in the Santa Fe Depot.
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H-O model train in the Pullman Train Car, closed for the holiday season.
Coming Events
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