There are more than 100 museums in the Inland Empire. You could visit one each weekend and it would take you almost two years to see them all.
The following list is a work-in-progress, and I welcome additions and corrections. I want to thank and acknowledge reader George Morris for his inspiration and assistance. He began the work by compiling a list of 50 museums, mostly in the West End of San Bernardino County. I’ve added 50 more by culling a wider area that includes all of San Bernardino and Riverside counties, plus inland portions of Los Angeles County.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts
5131 Carnelian St.
Alta Loma, CA 91701
(909) 980-0412
Victor Valley Museum and Art Gallery
11873 Apple Valley Road
Apple Valley, CA 92308
(760) 240-2111
Desert Discovery Center
831 Barstow Road
Barstow, CA 92311
(760) 252-6060
Mojave River Valley Museum
270 E. Virginia Way
Barstow, CA 92311
(760) 256-5452
Route 66 Mother Road Museum
681 N. First Ave.
Barstow, CA 92311
(760) 255-1890
Western America Railroad Museum
685 N. First Ave.
Barstow, CA 92311
(760) 256-9276
Big Bear Discovery Center
Highway 38
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
(909) 866-3437
Big Bear Valley Historical Museum
P.O. Box 513
3008 Greenway Ave.
Big Bear City, CA 92314
(909) 585-8100
Planes of Fame Air Museum
7000 Merrill Ave.
Chino, CA 91710
( 909) 597-3722
Chino Youth Museum
13191 6th St.
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 464-0499
Old School House Museum
5493 B St.
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 627-6464
Yanks Air Museum
7000 Merril Ave. No. 35
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 597-1734
Yorba Slaughter Adobe Museum
17127 Pomona Rincon Road
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 597-8332
Colton Museum
380 N. La Cadena Drive
Colton, CA 92324
(909) 824-8814
Daggett Museum
33703 2nd St.
Daggett, CA 92327
(760) 254-2629
Goffs Schoolhouse
37198 Lanfair Road G15
Essex, CA 92332
(760) 733-4482
Chaffey-Garcia House
7150 Etiwanda Ave.
Etiwanda, CA 91739
(909) 899-8432
Fontana Historical Museum
P.O. Box 426
16830 Spring St.
Fontana, CA 92334
Mary Vagle Museum
11501 Cypress Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335
(909) 428-8386
Fontana Art Association
3536 Sierra Ave.
Fontana CA 92335
(909) 823-6036
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Museum
Bldg. 222 1st St.
Fort Irwin, CA 92310
(760) 380-6607
Lilleberg Museum
33659 Green Valley Lake Road
Green Valley Lake, CA 92341
(909) 867-3434
Mt. Baldy Visitor Center
P.O. Box 592
Mt. Baldy, CA 91759
(909) 982-2879
Needles Museum
929 Front St.
Needles CA 92363
(760) 326-5678
Museum of History and Art
225 S. Euclid Ave.
Ontario, CA 91761
(909) 983-3198
Ontario Emporia Arts Walk
211 W. Emporia
Ontario, CA 91762
(877) 563-8743
Graber Olive House
315 E. 4th St.
Ontario, CA 91762
(800) 996-5483
John Rains House
8810 Hemlock St.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
(909) 989-4970
W.Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery
CCAA Museum of Art
Chaffey Community Art Association
12467 Base Line Road
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729
(909) 463-3733
Wignall Museum and Gallery
Chaffey College
5865 Haven Ave.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
(909) 941-2702
San Bernardino County Museum
2024 Orange Tree Lane
Redlands, CA 92374
(909) 307-2669
The Asistencia
26930 Barton Road
Redlands, CA 92374
(909) 793-5402
Historical Glass Museum
1157 Orange St.
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 793-3333
Kimberly Crest House and Gardens
1325 Prospect Drive
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 792-2111
Lincoln Memorial Shrine
125 W. Vine St.
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 798-7632
Redlands Citrus Museum
1352 Prospect Drive
Redlands, Ca 92373
(909) 335-2853
Redlands Postal Museum
201 Brookside Ave.
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 793-8075
Rialto Historical Museum
205 N. Riverside Ave.
Rialto, CA 92376
(909) 875-1750
Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum
California State University San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407
(909) 537-5000
A Special Place/Children’s Hands-On Museum
1003 E. Highland Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 881-1201
California Department of Forestry Museum
3875 Genevieve St.
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 881-6984
Heritage House
792 N. D St.
San Bernardino, CA 92401
(909) 885-2204
Inland Empire Military Museum
1394 N. E St.
San Bernardino, CA 92405
(909) 888-0477
McDonald’s Route 66 Museum
1398 N. E St.
San Bernardino, Ca 92405
(909) 885-6324
Old Guest House Museum
13193 Main St.
Trona, CA 93562
(760) 372-5222
Joshua Tree National Park Visitors Center
74485 National Park Drive
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
(760) 367-5500
Old School House Museum
6760 National Park Drive
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
(760) 367-2366
Cooper Regional History Museum
217 E. A St.
Upland, CA 91785
(909) 982-8010
California Route 66 Museum
16825 D St.
Victorville, CA 92395
(760) 951-0436
Lane House and Museum
Calico Ghost Town
36600 Ghost Town Road
Yermo, CA 92398
(760) 254-2122
Oak Glen School House Museum
11911 S. Oak Glen Road
Yucaipa, CA 92399
(909) 797-1691
Yucaipa Adobe
32183 Kentucky St.
Yucaipa, CA 92399
(909) 795-3485
Yucaipa Valley Historical Museum
35130 Avenue A
Yucaipa, CA 92399
(909) 797-2489
Hi-Desert Nature Museum
57090 Twentynine Palms Hwy.
Yucca Valley, CA 92284
(760) 369-7212
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Malki Museum
P.O. Box 578
11795 Fields Road
Morongo Reservation
Banning, California 92220
(951) 849-7289
Edward-Dean Museum
9401 Oak Glen Rd.
Cherry Valley, CA 92223
(909) 845-2626
Idyllwild Art Academy
P.O. Box 38
52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 659-2171, ext. 2251
Imago Galleries
45-450 Highway 74
Palm Desert , CA 92260
(760) 776-9890
Palm Springs Art Museum
101 Museum Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 325-4490
STUDIO/GALLERY 2485
2485 Tuscan Road
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 325-7775
Orange Empire Railway Museum
2201 S. A St.
Perris, CA 92572
(909) 943-3020
Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
71-701 Gerald Ford Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA
(760) 321-0602
Brandstater Gallery
La Sierra University
4700 Pierce St.
Riverside, CA 92515
(951) 785-2959
Quadrangle Art Gallery
Riverside Community College
4800 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside, CA 92506
(951) 222-8358
Riverside Art Museum
3425 Mission Inn Ave.
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 684-7111
Sweeney Art Gallery
University of California Riverside
3800 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-3755
California Museum of Photography
3824 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 784-3686
California Citrus State Historical Park
1879 Jackson St.
Riverside, CA 92504
(909) 780-6222
March Field Air Museum
22550 Van Buren Blvd.
Riverside, CA 92518
(909) 697-6600
Kidzone
3800 Main Street
Riverside, CA 92501
(909) 765-1223
Riverside Municipal Museum
3580 Mission Inn Ave.
Riverside, CA 92501
(909) 826-5273
Fine Arts Gallery
Mt. San Jacinto College
1499 N. State St.
San Jacinto, CA 92583
(909) 487-6752, ext. 1531
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Claremont Graduate University Art Galleries
251 E. 10th St.
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 621-8071
Clark Humanities Museum
Scripps College
1030 Columbia Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 607-3606
First Street Gallery Art Center
250 W. First St., Suite 120
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 626-5455
Pomona College Museum of Art
333 N. College Way
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 621-8283
Peggy Phelps Gallery and East Gallery
Claremont Granduate University
251 E. 10th St.
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 621-8071
Peterson Museum of Intercultural Art
Pilgrim Place
730 Plymouth Road
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 399-5544
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology
Webb School
1175 W. Base Line Road
Claremont CA 91711
(909) 624-2798
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
Scripps College
1030 Columbia Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 607-3397
Urban Institute For the Arts
44851 Cedar Ave.
Lancaster, CA 93534
(661) 726-2884
Antelope Valley Indian Museum
15701 E Avenue M
Lancaster, CA 93535
(661) 946-3055
Lancaster Museum and Art Gallery
44801 North Sierra Highway
Lancaster, CA 93534
(661) 723-6250
Harrison Art Gallery
University of La Verne
150 Third St.
La Verne, CA 91750
(909) 593-3511 Ext. 4736
Mill Creek Gallery
313 E Palmdale Blvd
Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 274-7839
DA Center for the Arts
252D S. Main St.
Pomona, CA 91766
(909) 397-9716
57 Underground
300C S. Thomas St.
Pomona, CA 91766
(909) 397-0218
Cal Poly Pomona
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768
(909) 869-4302
Gallery Soho
300-A S. Thomas St.
Pomona, CA 91766
(909) 469-1599 http://www.pvaa.net/
Latino Art Museum
281 S. Thomas St. Suite 103
Pomona, CA 91766
(909) 620-6009
Millard Sheets Gallery
1101 W. McKinley Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768
(909) 865-4560
Palomares Adobe
491 Arrow Hwy.
Pomona, CA 91767
(909) 620-0264
Phillips Mansion
2640 Pomona Blvd.
Pomona, CA 91768
(909) 623-2198
Pomona Ebell Museum of History
585 E. Holt Blvd.
Pomona, CA 91767
(909) 622-2911
SCA Project Gallery
281 S. Thomas St.
Pomona, CA 91766
(909) 620-5481
Old Fire Station Museum
6000 Cedar St.
Wrightwood, CA 92397
(760) 249-4650
