Okay, technically this museum is located in Davis, not Sacramento, but let’s not nitpick. (Pun intended.)

The Bohart Museum of Entomology was founded in 1946, and holds the 7th largest insect collection in North America. It’s also home to the California Insect Survey, which explores insect biodiversity throughout the state.

The museum is free to visit, and is also an active work site, which means you may see researchers actually handling insects. YIKES!

Or, as the museum’s website instructs, “Keep an open mind. Say things like ‘How interesting!’ instead of ‘Yuck!’ or ‘Gross!'”

If you’re not close enough to explore the museum in person, be sure to check out their online databases instead.

You can find the Bohart Museum at 455 Crocker Lane at the University of California in
Davis (95616).