- The list below includes 15 free or cheap things to do in or near Murphys, California, including 51 different types of inexpensive activities like Music Venue, History Museums, Caverns & Caves and Horseback Riding.
- From Mercer Caverns to Local Roots Food Tours, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Murphys and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Sonora.
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The most notable landmark in downtown Placerville, California is the Bell Tower. It is also one of the oldest parts of the city. The Bell Tower stands as a monument to fallen firefighters.
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The Explore Stand Up Paddle Company is a stand up paddle board rental company that offers performance surfing, white-water paddling, and open-ocean racing boards. The company also provides paddle boarding lessons.
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The Gold Rush community of the local area is put on display at the El Dorado County Museum. Old mining tools and railroad equipment make up a large portion of the collection that is on diplay.
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Offering hundreds of performances each year, Gallo Center for the Arts is home to the 1250-seat Mary Stuart Rogers Theater and the 44-seat Foster Family Theater. Each of these proscenium theaters boasts an orchestra pit, scene docks, modern audio systems, lighting control and stunning drapery.
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Built in 1921, the neon-colored Modesto Arch serves as a gracious welcome to automobile drivers making their way into the city. This landmark displays the city's motto and is illuminated by 696 incandescent light bulbs.
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Modesto's Brenden Theatres is a cinema multiplex that screens first-run movies in 18 theaters. The theater offers group rates and discount programs, including a Movie Club, and features digital video and sound, as well as 3D on some films.
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Brenden Modesto 18 is a movie theater that also has a movie club and has RealD 3D movie showings. The theater was modeled after the Vacaville Theatre and features stadium seating as well as pass-through concessions.
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Lodi Lake Park is a large, lakeside nature park. Visitors can fish, swim and kayak on the lake, walk a nature trail and encounter an array of wildlife, and take chartered boat tours down the Mokelumne River.
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Log Cabin Ravine Drive off Bedford Ave., Placerville, CA 95667
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Pretend to be a miner at Hangtown's Gold Bug Park. Here, you can travel through a recreated mine shaft and learn about mining history. Great for kids and adults, but not for the claustrophobic.
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Helping visitors experience life in the Gold Rush era, Hangtown's Gold Bug Park & Mine offers a mining museum, stamp mill, and blacksmith shop to explore. Visitors can go on a self-guided tour of their authentic gold mine.