Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown

Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown is a museum in Solano County, California which is located on East 2nd Street. Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown is situated nearby to the pitch Fitzgerald Field, as well as near the swimming pool Wading pool.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Benicia Capitol State Historic Park and Martinez station.

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park

Park

Photo: Epolk, Public domain.

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park is a state park in Benicia, California, United States. The park is dedicated to California's third capitol building, where the California State Legislature convened from February 3, 1853, to February 24, 1854, when they voted to move the state capital to Sacramento.

Martinez station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Martinez station is an Amtrak passenger train station in Martinez, California, United States. Located at the west end of downtown Martinez, the station has one side platform and one island platform, which serve three of the four tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad Martinez Subdivision. Martinez station is situated 2½ miles south of Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown.

Forester

Disaster remains

Photo: Rob Hodgkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Forester was a schooner vessel constructed in Alameda in November 1900. The construction was overseen by Captain Otto Daeweritz who served as the only captain of the vessel during the Forester's 75-year history. Forester is situated 2 miles south of Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benicia and Port Costa.

Benicia

Photo: Ingrid Taylar, CC BY 2.0.

Benicia is a city in Solano County in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Although its service was short, Benicia was the third city to serve as state capital of California.

Port Costa

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Port Costa is a small town and census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Port Costa is situated 1½ miles west of Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown.

Eckley

Hamlet

Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY 2.0.

Eckley is an area in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The place's name is in honor of Commodore John L. Eckley, who established a yacht harbor at the cove here. Eckley is situated 2½ miles west of Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown.

Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown

Type: Museum
Address: 900 East 2nd Street, Benicia, CA 94510
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Solano County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.05048° or 38° 3′ 2″ north

Longitude

-122.15473° or 122° 9′ 17″ west

Open location code

84CV3R2W+54

OpenStreetMap ID

way 607966491

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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