Visit Coronado Museum of History and Art, Coronado, California

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The Coronado History gallery explores the beginnings of Coronado Island. Photos, text, and displays take visitors through the island’s discovery by Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino to its new beginnings in the 1880s. It chronicles the purchase and development of the island by San Diego businessmen Elisha Babcock, Hampton Story, and Jacob Gruendike. Make sure to see the three First Editions Oz books by Baum. For Oz Fans the museum's gift shop, which has many unique Wizard of Oz gifts and souvenirs. Visitors to the museum will also learn about Coronado Island’s famous Tent City, which was located on the Silver Strand south of the hotel, and was set up for the rising middle class of the early 20th century who could not afford to stay at the hotel. Enjoy photos of Tent City that include a ferris wheel, facilities for bathing, carnival games, children’s bull fights, and a canopied dance floor. After touring the museum visitors can go to Coronado’s Silver Strand State Beach, where people still bring their tents and RVs to camp along this beautiful stretch of beach. Admission to the museum is free.

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