Enjoy a relaxing exceptional cuisine on patio at DeVine Restaurant overlooking Sacramento River…read more After a tiramisu dessert & coffee take an evening stroll just in time to catch the sunset. A perfect day with loved ones.

Wow,wow, wow! We brought our daughter and granddaughters here for a whole day adventure! It was so…read morefun! The play ground is super cool with a mini zip-line, the outdoor auditorium was fun and informative and they brought so many fascinating animals. The aviary? A mystical MUST see! The birds land right on you and you get to feed them. I had to sneak back and go thru once more just to see these pretty birds! The sundial bridge is a beautiful walk and visually entrancing. Then the actual museum is so amazing too. Learned a lot of stuff and the girls all loved it. We will be back for sure. And its always changed up with different themes every quarter. If you're thinking of going, do it!

If your visiting the must see Sundial bridge you might as well take a few more steps to come here…read more This garden is literally in the shadows of the Sundial bridge. Its fun to see all the plants and then have a peek a boo view of the bridge in the distance. It is very well maintained and thought out space. The day I visited it was very hot but there is a water fountain and a little shady spot right at the entrance. I met some friendly people there - one a traveler by train eager to see all the national parks. Walking in the heat - it must have been near 95 - you've got to be in good shape. There are large main trails and then smaller ones. I saw what I could with my time constraints and was happy to jump back in my car with a/c. Felt almost like a spa experience. There is so much to see in Turtle Bay I think you might want to set aside a few hours to see it all.

We enjoyed visiting the Arboretum. Very nice walk through the gardens. I liked reading the displays…read morethat talked about the various plants in the garden. A great place to visit.

Northern California Veterans Museum & Heritage Center is a work-in-progress we discovered at our…read morevisit. Established in 2005 is the nonprofit known as the Northern California Veterans Museum and Heritage Center "NCVM & HC". The foundation's mission includes the planning and construction of the to-be-built Northern California Veterans Museum and Heritage Center building. Currently they are fund-raising to construct the museum. I rate 'em 3 review stars. According to the Yelp ratings' definitions, 3 Stars is "Ok". I'll be back after they complete construction of their museum. March is Women's History Month Marcelite J. Harris graduated from Spelman with a BA degree in Speech and Drama in 1964. The US Air Force commissioned her as a Second Lieutenant 21 December 1965. Harris's military career included many firsts, including being the first female Aircraft Maintenance Officer, one of the first two female Air Officers commanding at the United States Air Force Academy, and the Air Force's first female Director of Maintenance. Harris retired as a Major General, O-8 out of a maximum of 10 ranks, in 1997, the then highest ranking female officer in the Air Force and America's highest ranking black woman in the Department of Defense. Upon retirement from the Air Force, she served NASA as the Florida Site Director and Logistics Process Owner for United Space Alliance, the company managing America's shuttle program. She earned a BS degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland. She was promoted to First Lieutenant 21 January 1967, then promoted to Captain 21 December 1969 1971, Harris Served as Maintenance Supervisor for the 49th Tactical Fighter Squadron at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. She then Served as Job Control Officer and Field Maintenance Supervisor at the 916th Air Refueling Squadron at Travis Air Force Base in California. Harris was promoted to Major 1 April 1975. 1975, Harris was named Personnel Staff Officer and White House Social Aide under the Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter presidential administrations then Served as Air Officer commanding for the Cadet Squadron 39 at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Harris then Served as the Maintenance Control Officer for the 384th Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas. Harris was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 1 October 1981. She was the first woman to Serve as Commander of the 384th Avionics Maintenance Squadron at the McConnell Air Force Base in 1981. She then Served as Commander for the 384th Field Maintenance Squadron. 1982, Harris Served as Director of Maintenance at the Pacific Air Forces Logistic Support Center at Kadena Air Base in Japan. Harris was promoted to Colonel 1 September 1986. 1986, she Served as Deputy Commander for Maintenance at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. 1990, Harris Served as Vice Commander for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base. Harris was promoted to Brigadier General 1 May 1991. She Served as Director of Technical Training at the Air Education and Training Command Headquarters at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. 1994, Harris Served as Director of Maintenance at the US Air Force Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Harris was promoted to Major General 25 May 1995. Before retiring from the Air Force, Harris helped to establish a permanent office for the Committee on Women in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) within its Military Committee. 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Harris to serve as a member of the Board of Visitors for the United States Air Force Academy. Major General Marcelite J. Harris, US Air Force (Ret.) is buried at Arlington National Cemetery along side her husband Lt. Col. Maurice Harris. They had two children; Steven Harris (who grew up to be a Lt. Col.) and Tenecia Harris.

From the owner: Thia Museum honors Military Veteransread more

The curators are a fountain of information on the local history. Great way to spend a couple hours.read more