Entry No. 11 — the San Francisco file — filed under: mummies

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum

Housed in a temple modeled on Karnak in San Jose's Rosicrucian Park, this is the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities on display in the western United States — a full-scale reconstructed rock-cut tomb you walk through, a mummified nobleman nicknamed 'Usermontu,' and a 'baboon mummy' that turned out to contain no baboon at all, just a ceramic jar.

The move: Do the self-guided walk-through tomb together in the dim underground gallery, then picnic in the surrounding Rosicrucian Park rose garden or catch a show at the attached planetarium.

• 📍 Rose Garden, San Jose
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 1660 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95191

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Further reading: Wikipedia · Official site

last checked: 2026-07-20