Established in 1885, the Crocker Art Museum was the first public art museum founded west of the Mississippi and is now one of the leading museums in California. Our mission is to bring people together and connect them in unexpected ways with art, ideas, each other, and the world around them.

Open since 1927, the Sacramento Zoo is home to more than 140 native, rare and endangered species and is one of over 200 accredited institutions of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The Zoo is wholly managed by the nonprofit Sacramento Zoological Society and inspires conservation awareness through education and recreation.

As the driving force behind North America’s finest railroad destinations, we are constantly striving to preserve our shared history, inspire future generations, and educate the global community about the past, present, and future of railroad technology and innovation.

A 501(c)3 non-profit, The California Museum—home of the California Hall of Fame—engages, educates and enlightens people about California’s rich history, its diversity and its unique influence on the world of ideas, innovation, art and culture. Through interactive experiences, the Museum inspires visitors to make a mark on history. Open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.: 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mon.. Admission: adults $10.00; college students, seniors 65+, and youth 6-17 $8.00; children 5 & under free. For more information, visit https://www.CaliforniaMuseum.org.

The Aerospace Museum of California is one of aviation's greatest showcases. Our mission is to celebrate the history and inspire the future of aviation and space exploration. With an air park, exhibit hall, and new gallery, we're a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) experience for all ages. Come experience aviation and aerospace in an interactive setting and let your imagination soar!

• Administrate educational programs such as art classes, lectures, panel discussions, opening 

receptions, and the annual Verge Studio Art Camp. • Create youth, family and adult educational experiences in-gallery and off-site. • Develop educational curriculum for the Studio Art Camp taking into account different learning 

styles, working with practicing artists and incorporating new technology in art practice. • Utilize educational research to inform pedagogic content. • Manage budgets, timelines, online registration platforms and website content. • Work with artists and educators to develop kids and adult classes classes and create marketing materials such as programming calendars, flyers, web-based and social media 

content. • Train and supervised interns and volunteers for educational programs and outreach events. • Assist with fundraising events and exhibition installations as needed. • Write education grants to secure funding for programming.

Electric Railroaders Association (ERA) is a non-profit educational organization consisting of anyone interested in the history and progress of electric railways. The ERA was founded August 15, 1934 by Edwin Jay (E.J.) Quinby, 1894–1981. Benefits of ERA membership include monthly meetings, regional trips, annual conventions, biennial international tours, monthly newsletters and a yearly magazine. Monthly Meetings Anyone interested in electric railways may view our monthly Zoom meetings to see photo, movie and video presentations by well-known transit writers and photographers. The meetings take place on the third Friday of each month. Regional Trips The ERA is famous for its exciting trips and events. Recent events included the Connecticut Day Trip and the Newark Light Rail Trip. Annual Conventions All ERA members are invited to attend our annual conventions, held each year in a North American city with electric rail operations. Past conventions have been held in El Paso, San Francisco and New Orleans. Our 2022 convention will be held in San Diego. International Tours Every even-numbered year, the ERA conducts a multi-week tour of urban, rural and interurban traction systems in a foreign country. Previous tours have been conducted to Southern Germany, Spain and Japan. Our 2022 international tour will be held in Greece. Monthly Newsletter All ERA members receive monthly issues of The Bulletin. Each issue consists of news primarily about New York-area transit, with additional reporting devoted to national and international systems. Annual Magazine All ERA members receive an annual issue of Headlights, America’s premier journal dedicated to light rail transit, subways, interurbans, electric railroads and other forms of electric transportation around the world. Each full color, ad-free issue is packed with in-depth coverage contributed by leading writers and photographers in the transit field.