The World Famous
ASPHALT MUSEUM

Come see the most select holdings of any asphalt museum in the WORLD.

Take the --->>> GRAND TOUR <<<---- !!!!!

Museum Highlights: Recent Renovations See the NEW top floor! GRAND TOUR Plan on several hours! Asphalt ART GALLERY The finest in the world Australian Wing Featuring the asphalt of Perth Asphalt Recipe Make your very own aspalt Asphaltic Documents Original 1875 patent, and more! People: Donors Asphalt donors and their action photos Visitors Celebrity visitors, and the tour guide

Premier Exhibitions: See SPECTACULAR PHOTOS from the museum's glorious exhibit in Milan, ITALY! The Museum's glorious return has been hailed by all! Watch for continuing celebrations. Featured on the Web: Maloney's Online Directory Museums of the World SNOMNH World Museums Index Quintessence of the Loon Earth Station 9 Funnysurfer (Denmark) Strange Museums Online Dull Men's Club J-Walk Blog

Media Appearances: Five Questions by Ron Davis (Times-Tribune, 9/2/2006) Northern CA Curiosities by Saul Rubin (Globe Pequot, 2005) Ch 31 Good Eve. Sacto (video-.mpg/5:17/9Mb) KUPN TV, Sacto (1/14/2004) Channel 3 News (video-.mpg/3:07/5Mb) KCRA TV, Sacto (1/12/2004) VIA Magazine (AAA) (1/10/2004) Triple-J Radio (audio-.wma/4:54/285Kb) ABC Sydney, Australia (3/19/2003) The Reporter Univ. of Buffalo (1/23/2003) Evening Magazine (video-.mpg/1:24/5Mb) KPIX TV, S.F. (11/28/2001) ABC Perth radio (audio-.wma/8:07/469Kb) Australia (4/10/2001) COPLEY news service (8/1/1999) Point & Click radio (audio-.wma/16:39/959Kb) KZYX FM 90.7 Philo (1/27/1999) The station archive is available here. Santa Rosa Press Democrat (10/5/1998) Yahoo has inexplicably removed us from, their index, after 14 years of mutually-beneficial partnership.

Location: on the breathtaking CSUS campus in Sacramento, California. RVR-5040
Visiting hours: during the curator's office hours (see Scott's home page).

Tour highlights - something for everyone:

• Rare roads such as Route 66, Hwy 1, Appian Way.
• Other roads (less rare, but equally exciting).
• Asphalt from over 6 different countries and 11 different states.
• Visiting exhibits such as a Stanford road reflector.
• Instructional materials - how to make your own asphalt!
• A massive pre-1906 S.F. earthquake original cobblestone.
• Asphalt photography, artwork, and (coming soon) poetry.
• Historical documents tracing our asphalt heritage.
• The chance to join Friends of the Museum, and enjoy discounts!

Partners, Visitors, and Associates:

• Granite Construction - thanks for the asphalt recipe!
• Lincoln Highway Association - they study old asphalt, too!
• American Asphalt - they make a cool calendar!
• Libra Systems Corporation
• Meeker Equipment
• Asphalt Institute
• National Center for Asphalt Technology
• Elmhurst Historical Museum - another museum with an asphalt exhibit
• Pave the Earth - they're back!! (as "Pave the Planet")

Prestigious AWARDS the museum has received...

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