Lake Tahoe Historical Society

Lake Tahoe Historical Society South Lake Tahoe's only museum features artifacts, photos, a movie theater, walking tours both inside and out, bookstore and much more!

In 1968, a group of volunteers gathered artifacts and established a small museum in the city of South Lake Tahoe. Featuring Washoe artifacts, the Pony Express, early industry, a farm exhibit, the role of steamships, the Lincoln Highway. We have an extensive array of photographs from Tahoe's history available for purchase, along with a great bookstore, postcards, cards and gifts. Our movie theater

continuously shows movies from Tahoe's past. The Log Cabin is open during the summer, and the adjacent Osgood Toll house is the oldest commercial building on the South Shore. Take our walking history tour, let the kids take a history scavenger hunt....you could spend a day enjoying Lake Tahoe History!

The Wagon Train is here
05/31/2026

The Wagon Train is here

Stop by the museum at 11 a.m. Sunday to see the horses and riders as the lunch in our parking lot.
05/30/2026

Stop by the museum at 11 a.m. Sunday to see the horses and riders as the lunch in our parking lot.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Highway 50 Association has been celebrating America’s past since 1949 with the annual Wagon Train from South Lake Tahoe to Placerville. Ten wagons and […]

Our next two-part history talk coming in April and May - learn the history of South Shore schools!
04/12/2026

Our next two-part history talk coming in April and May - learn the history of South Shore schools!

Address

3058 Lake Tahoe Boulevard
South Lake Tahoe, CA
96150

Opening Hours

11am - 3pm

Telephone

(530) 541-5458

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