Ford House Visitor Center and Museum
735 Main Street
Open Daily from 11am to 4pm
Built in 1854 for Jerome Ford, the acknowledged founder of Mendocino, the Ford House has exhibits highlighting the area’s natural and cultural history, including a scale model of Mendocino as it was in 1890. For additional information call the Ford House Visitor Center at (707) 937-5397. - “Whale Tales” Exhibit at the Ford House Visitor’s Center, featuring bones from a Gray Whale, information regarding the Grays Whales migration, and an interactive exhibit that lets you lets you quiz yourself on whale facts. Throughout the month of March.
- Knowledgeable docents will be on hand at the Ford House throughout the Whale migration with tips on when and where to watch for whales, and to answer questions regarding Gray Whale natural history.
 - Docent-led whale watch walks are scheduled at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. Sundays, throughout the month of March. A limited number of binoculars are available. Meet at the Ford House.
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