Benicia, California

Culture, History, Historic House, Park

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park is the site of California’s third seat of government (1853-54). It is the only pre-Sacramento Capitol that survives. The original building has been restored with reconstructed period furnishings and exhibits. The interior includes a board-for-board reconstruction of the building’s original floor with ponderosa pine. The desks, three of which are originals from the Benicia period or earlier, are furnished with a candlestick, a 19th century newspaper, a quill pen and a top hat.

Benicia, California

Historic House

Benicia Fire Museum in Benicia, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Benicia, California

History

Benicia Historical Museum in Benicia, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Concord, California

Historical Society

Concord Historical Society in Concord, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Pleasant Hill, California

This museum is now Closed.

Martinez, California

Historic House

The 8.8-acre park preserves the residence of John Muir, where he lived from 1890 until his death in 1914, as well as a small part of his fruit ranch. An additional 326 acres incorporate Mt. Wanda, where Muir and his daughters used to hike.

Martinez, California

Art

Martinez Museum in Martinez, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Benicia, California

Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library, Specialized

All of the buildings on the complex are built of native California sandstone quarried right off the site. Their massive, austere style set a precedent at the Arsenal that was followed for most of the buildings constructed in the 1850's. The Arsenal is one of only three locations where native California sandstone was used for US military installations. The other two are Ft. Sill in Oklahoma and Ft. Tejon near Gorman, CA.

Pleasant Hill, California

History

Contra Costa Co. Hist. Soc. in Pleasant Hill, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Benicia, California

Historic House

Fischer-Hanlon House in Benicia, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Walnut Creek, California

Nature Centers

Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Martinez, California

History

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