San Carlos Museum of History

Lovely little museum! Love the history and staffs!

Small but filled with lots of pieces of local history. Find your place on the old aerial maps! The docents are welcoming and funny! Home of the official flag of San Carlos that went to the moon! We've been wanting to go, but since it's run by volunteers it's only open Saturday from 1pm-4pm. Happened to park across the street to run errands, so we got lucky this time.

Fantastic. Very interesting artifacts, photos, maps, and an awesome fire truck. Very informed and welcoming docents. I've lived in San Carlos for 28 years but this was my first visit to the museum. It won't be my last. Thank you San Carlos. I love ya.

It's a small museum in the downtown, pick up a Starbucks and walk a block over. Open only on Saturdays 1-4pm. Given the limited hours, you'll need to remember to go here otherwise a casual drop-in is not possible. There's local artifacts (it's hard to say artifacts since most items are within the last 50 years) of San Carlos High School, the 1961 Pony baseball team, etc. If you live in San Carlos, it's very meaningful to connect historical figures and recognize their names on the street map. Who knew that the old San Carlos High cheerleader outfit looks like the USC Trojan's sweater? A 20 minute DVD of San Carlos history runs on a loop.

This museum is a small collection of items and historical pieces related to the city of San Carlos. You can get some unique insight into the people and important characters who played a role in making San Carlos what it is today. The narration can be improved so the visitor can find their way through the history along the time passage.

They're only open 1-4pm on a Saturday. And were still not open 1.40pm today due to some sort of filming going on inside.

It's a single room with all kinds of miscellaneous knick knacks. A lot of them are not properly labelled or dated. Not worth a special visit. The fire truck in the center of the room is worth some attention.

So many gems of fascinating history -- fun to check out after brunch/lunch on Laurel

This museums pretty cool. I love that it's free. It's pretty small so it's quite a time saver if you're pretty busy. I mean once you step in you're seeing the entire museum. The part about where they showed memories of the Circle Star Theater really gave me some flashbacks. I took a picture of some pretty cool mannequins here too. The guy that works here is pretty cool too.

This was the last stop for the San Carlos Walking Tour! We were treated with free drinks and pie. The people who work here are super sweet. Lots of cool things to look at. The fire truck was a hit with my nephews!

Its a tiny little place to visit. I loved the small intricate things they have kept to reflect the history of my town. I am in San Carlos for close to four years now and could see the changes everyday! Watching how the place was and how it is now was amusing for me. Do visit this place- it would not take more than an hour to explore everything out here. Best part is - it is free!! You get to meet a couple of old ladies who, probably, manages the place. Way to go San Carlos!!

this is a little known gem in the heart of san carlos! i happened to stumble upon it as i was strolling around san carlos, just enjoying the abundance of sunshine on a warm saturday afternoon in january. as soon as i walked in, i was treated to an abundance of displays and artifacts pertaining to the history of san carlos. here are the top 5 reasons you should visit this museum: 1. there are several very old, historical maps of san carlos. i enjoyed studying these maps and trying to figure out where on the map i was standing, where was downtown, where was the bay, where were the hills, etc. 2. they offer some historical videos to show guests with old school-style benches to sit on while you view the videos. 3. there are some very cool artifacts, including a ball gown worn by a female guest at a ball in the 1930s, electronic equipment from the 1950s, the fire department's incident log from the early 20th century (when handwriting was all in cursive and very elegant looking!) and of course, an old fire truck front, smack, and center of the museum. 4. the ladies who sat at the front desk are super sweet and knowledgeable, and told me a story of how there were no homes in the "hills" of san carlos 50 years ago...the hills were just grassy hills, no homes, no livestock. they also told me about some of the interesting visitors to this museum in recent years. 5. it's FREE! no donations box, no suggested admission, nothing...absolutely free to the public to walk around and enjoy! note: they are only open on saturdays from 1-4pm.

Great place to learn about San Carlos history and see some of the memorabilia, antiques, photographs, maps, etc that helped shape what San Carlos is today. It's amazing to see some of the maps and photos showing so much open space and grass where now those areas are housing. Housed in the middle of the museum is an old fire truck. There's a lot of interesting things to see so if you are curious about the city or you like to look at antiques (like old police badges!) then you should definitely stop by!

This museum is an important part of the history of our family many items were donated by my family. Bringing my youngest son here today he was here as a baby and is now 19. Great photo of an explosion in the fire truck on the wall is my father. I have a copy of my home. My grandparent and my dad both throw the fire truck that is inside the museum. This place truly holds a special place in our hearts

It's a small museum in the downtown, pick up a Starbucks and walk a block over. Open only on Saturdays 1-4pm. Given the limited hours, you'll need to remember to go here otherwise a casual drop-in is not possible. There's local artifacts (it's hard to say artifacts since most items are within the last 50 years) of San Carlos High School, the 1961 Pony baseball team, etc. If you live in San Carlos, it's very meaningful to connect historical figures and recognize their names on the street map. Who knew that the old San Carlos High cheerleader outfit looks like the USC Trojan's sweater? A 20 minute DVD of San Carlos history runs on a loop.