Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum)
Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum) is a museum in Solano County, California which is located on Camel Road. Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum) is situated nearby to Francesca Terrace Park, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Vista Point.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 (formerly Benicia Historical Museum).
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 (formerly Benicia Historical Museum).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benicia and Mococo.
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.
Mococo
Hamlet
Mococo is a former unincorporated community, now annexed to the city of Martinez, located in Contra Costa County, East Bay region, California. It became known as Mococo following the 1905 arrival of a smelting works, operated by the Mountain Copper Company. Mococo is situated 2 miles southeast of Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum).
Martinez
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Martinez is in the outer East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Martinez has easy access to nature, so it's no wonder the famed naturalist John Muir decided to settle here.
Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum)
- Type: Museum
- Address: 2024 Camel Road, Benicia, CA 94510
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Solano County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.05309° or 38° 3′ 11″ northLongitude
-122.13422° or 122° 8′ 3″ westOpen location code
84CV3V38+68OpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Francesca Terrace Park and Vista Point.
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