Goldrush!Follow the Gold Rush south along Highway 49, from the spot where it began to the southern end of the Mother Lode. This road trip covers seven stops over about 150 miles of winding foothill road: the Coloma riverbank where James Marshall found gold in 1848, a hard rock mine you can walk into, giant wheels built to move mine waste, Mark Twain's jumping frog country, a preserved Gold Rush town, the railroad Hollywood keeps coming back to, and a museum with a working stamp mill.Along the way you'll see where westerns from High Noon to Back to the Future Part III were filmed. Plan on roughly four hours of driving plus time at each stop, so make a full day of it or split it over two. Start at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma. Several stops charge admission or parking and keep limited hours, so check their websites before you go.7 stops on this tour:Coloma - Where the Gold Rush BeganGold Bug Park - Walk Into a Hard Rock MineKennedy Tailing Wheels - The Giants of JacksonAngels Camp - Mark Twain and the Jumping FrogColumbia - A Gold Rush Town Frozen in TimeRailtown 1897 - Hollywood's Favorite RailroadMariposa Museum - The End of the Mother LodeStops on this tourColoma - Where the Gold Rush BeganGold Bug Park - Walk Into a Hard Rock MineKennedy Tailing Wheels - The Giants of JacksonAngels Camp - Mark Twain and the Jumping FrogColumbia - A Gold Rush Town Frozen in TimeRailtown 1897 - Hollywood's Favorite RailroadMariposa Museum - The End of the Mother Lode