We love this Historic site! All of the volunteers are so helpful. I is so well kept and absolutely…read morebeautiful! What a treasure to find!

4.4 stars We all…read moreknow some of his famous quotes: "The mountains are calling and I must go." "Going to the mountains is going home." "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." According to Brittanica, John Muir was largely responsible for the establishment of Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park. Muir was a preservationist that didn't agree with allowing industries to harvest resources within the national parks. He was able to swing public and congressional opinion in favor of national forest reservations through his writing, which led to the establishment of Mt. Rainier National Park in 1899 and Grand Canyon National Park in 1919. His home became John Muir National Historic Site in 1964. Much of the exhibits within the home discusses his personal life and achievements. He was the eldest of 8 children, immigrated to the U.S. in 1849, and he married Louie Wanda Strentzel in 1880. He and his wife had 2 daughters named Wanda and Helen. In his lifetime, he has written 300 articles and 10 books, which can be purchased online and at Muir Woods National Monument and Bear Valley Visitor's Center. I highly recommend visiting this site if you'd like more information :) there's a lot more details here.

Came here for my cousin's Baby Shower this place is beautiful on the inside and outside, it has a…read morelot of history. The inside was very spacious it had two bathrooms and a full kitchen along with a bar a stage and a dance floor, there was so much room which was a great thing cause we have a huge family. The baby shower turned out amazing delicious food and drinks and you know when alcohol is involved and we haven't seen each other in a while we turnt up lol. If you are planning a wedding or baby shower or a birthday and want it to be amazing book this place you will not be disappointed.

IMHO We came here…read morefor a private event, a family baby shower. This venue is huge! Before entering the building, a nice security guard greeted us and gave us options to get to the second floor, either elevator or stairs. We chose the wooden stairs! The whole venue has a cool, rustic feel with its wood and brick facades. My first impression was that they must've just freshly varnished the entire floor because that's what it smelled and looked like. Thankfully the smell didn't overtake the venue. The floor looked great! LOL The family did all the decorating and provided the food. There is a small kitchen to do prep work. In the back there is a long bar area and a small stage. Table and chair storage holders are big and cumbersome and can't be camouflaged during your event. Bathrooms were slightly dated but brightly lit. They should update their bathroom stall latches to something other than hook and eye closures. Overall, a nice spacious area for your event.

Lots of details about this interesting corner of the Bay Area provided by our guide Dan G. He was a…read morewealth of information, pretty funny and as a local was able to share a lot of perspective on the islands changes. Great day trip and I wish we had more time to poke around.

Wonderful tour led by Jim. History + nature! A great morning spent on the island…read more For people who are looking to visit the Naval Museum on the island, it is no longer open, but this tour is operative and you get to see the naval chapel and walk around the area. I was originally looking for information about the museum and arrived at this page: https://www.mihpf.org/tours. I hope this will help you find their tour options and dates! All digitalized, no fuss. And it turns out I was the only who signed up for today's tour, and they did not cancel on me because of that. I really really appreciated it. One last thing, the money you spend on the tour goes into helping this foundation : ) Yay!

Fantastic delivery experience and very knowledgeable staff. Have dealt with them for many many…read moreyears and always enjoyed their service.

Chris recently repaired my original Ms PacMan Cocktail table. Not only did he fix it, he made…read morerecommendations for how to make it better, then came back and installed the new parts when I had procured them. He also gave me a history lesson about and PacMan and how it came to be. Absolutely amazing service. Thanks Chris, you're the best!!

It was boring and meaningless... The woman told the stories…read moreabout herself, walking by downtown Martinez... Did I order the stranger talking about her and her probably contacts to ghosts?! No. I wanted to see something I couldn't see myself... I wanted to see some evidence of paranormal... no way... The stuff is active and seems to me, they are good people, but the tour itself sucks... Really they seriously tell about 47 minutes talking to a ghost, who can turn on the flashlight , and they told that for all those time(47 min!!!) they just asked the ghost to turn it on and off.... People, could you turn on your brain?!? What about other questions? How old is that ghost, what's his name, what's the purpose of his being there, how he can help them?;))) etc Looks like these people watched some movie ... called them "sensitive" to ghosts and energy and.... just waste your time for your own money! I hardly could stand till the end... So stupid.. Don't go, it was worst thing ever... P\S\ sorry for my English, I am a foreigner, but I couldn't keep silent.

My husband and I have been on several ghost walk tours in Martinez with Crystal, Joey and the rest…read moreof the Central Valley Paranormal team. Everything about the tour is educational and Crystal does her research before taking you through the tour. The team is well equipped and even lets you participate closely if you wish by allowing you to use their tools also. Every walk has been a little different for us. We reach different heights of paranormal awareness with each walk. We had one bad experience and that was because of some drugged out person that decided to join us, NOT because of Central Valley Paranormal Group. I recommend this tour to anyone living in the are that wants to experience and learn more about the paranormal activity around us. Ask questions and get involved. That is what Crystal and her team are there for!

The Shell Alumni Museum is a volunteer effort run by the retirees (and family) of the nearby…read morerefinery. It is located at the far end of the parking lot (off Pacheco) that also serves the Shell Clubhouse. It is a nicely appointed building that contains a conference room and a lot of neat Shell memorabilia. What I admire the most is the certain equality, community service, and fun that retirement brings for these hard working alumni. Many former supervisor, manager, and employee work relationships come together in the form of trips, the annual Christmas lighting at the Clubhouse, activities for children of Shell employees, and other community-based activities.

This place is great and has some really cool stuff! I got a signed basketball for my husband for…read morehis birthday. He mentioned that it was really cool and I went back and got it for him. The staff helped me purchase it for him as a surprise.

You name it they have it. From turn of the Century items to current sports art's and Entertainment…read more It's also the only place to buy Colin Morris pencil work Thanks for your outstanding service