Walking around on a Sunday afternoon, we notice the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park was open…read more We decided to go in and take a look around. It's not free to do so. I believe it's $3 per adult, which is not bad at all. We walked through and looked at the informational displays on the first floor. The Park Ranger that worked there spoke to us and gave us a little history. We also walked around the carriage house, workers' quarters, and sculptured gardens. Very nice visit. Glad they have it open for tours.

It was so cool understanding more of the history with Benicia and our state. Our guide Charlie was…read moreawesome. He loves his job and history. I loved his energy and how passionate he was. He explained a lot to us and let us take pictures even hold the keys. Its only 3 dollars to get in. Worth it! Only issue is that Fischer house was closed because they're fixing windows and it was suppose to be done by March and it still isnt. So couldn't see inside.

I had a great birthday celebration alongside my family at the museum, which was definitely worth…read morethe travel seeing all of the unique equipment used in various time periods. From as early as the colonial era, the World Wars, Korean War and Vietnam war, and to the gulf war leading to the present. The interactive exhibits with the several machine guns, aswell as entering vehicles was a great personal experience in the museum. My personal compliments goes to the curator Russ for guiding us through the tour. He was supportive and had a personal passion for history which I recognize. Overall, I say to the reader; study and involve yourself in history! It is real, and we carry a great responsibility in our own hands in determining it.

Good people work here!! Also, perfect place for a little boy. My son was engaged here when normally…read morehe would be bouncing off the walls. Check this place out!!

We had a wonderful afternoon visit. The docents shared so much information. It was interesting and…read morefun. I have driven by for years and finally went in. So glad I did. Parking lot behind the house was so convenient too.

From beginning to end, the staff that help and manage the venue went above and beyond to make sure…read morewe were fully taken care of to use the facility for our wedding. My husband and I picked this venue to have our ceremony and reception. We rented the garden, the fireplace room, and the reception hall for the day. Sarah Jackson worked with us in the very beginning. Sarah was very responsive and communicative with us. For arranged times for reviewing the venue, set up and rehearsal, I and my party were late. The team with the venue was very flexible and very patient with us. We also had an unfortunate untimely passing of a party member before the wedding. Sarah and her team were very willing to be flexible with us and allow us time to reschedule if needed. My husband and I decided to move forward with the event at our scheduled time. We also received assistance on the day of the event, Liz DeLaCampa, who was very helpful and was lovely to work with. She was very communicative and very willing to be helpful. A disclaimer for catering and food: The kitchen does not have a place to cook. However, this venue is ideal for working with a food truck vendor that has their own kitchen for cooking and preparing food (which is what we did for catering). The kitchen does have a lot of storage space as needed for dishes, cups storing desserts and floral as needed. What we really liked about this venue is a lot of the basic things needed for an event are available such as indoor and outdoor chairs as well as tables. The team here is wonderful and this venue is highly recommended for an event with a small to medium size party. Highly recommended and they have packages that are available (and very reasonable) for parts of the venue (garden area, fireplace room, reception hall or all of the above). Thank you to the team again who were so helpful, so kind and very thoughtful. We will keep you in mind for future events!

My bf and I attended the open house this past Sunday and enjoyed our time here. The entrance is…read morelocated up the steps on the right side of the building. Admission is free for kids (up to age 16) and $5 for adults. They accept cash or credit card payments. The workers were friendly, and we were free to explore at our own pace. This model railroad display was amazing, two floors of detailed scenery and miniature trains, buses, and cable cars moving along the tracks. Loved seeing the setup for different cities in the east bay, old companies and factories, and various landmarks and bridges, representation from the 1940's to today. A diverse range of scenes in the exhibit included people camping, fishing, and boating, emergency vehicles and rescues, a movie theater, casino, Starbucks Coffee, C&H Sugar, the city of Sacramento (including the CA State Capitol building), and the China Wall at Donner Pass, part of the Central Pacific Railroad. There was even an entire amusement park with a ferris wheel, carousel, various carnival rides, and colorful blinking lights. More than enough to keep visitors engaged. They offer a scavenger hunt too. This may be the largest model railroad exhibit I've ever been to. It wasn't too crowded, and obviously the place is family-friendly. Parking was free and easy out front. I was truly impressed with this train show, and with the changing themes and designs throughout the year, I wouldn't hesitate to return for another open house event.

Lots of opportunities to interact with highly experienced model railroaders. Very kid friendly as…read morechildren can get close to the trains without a lot of Plexiglas in the way. Only $5 for adults and kids under 16 free!

This is a well-preserved mid-century structure, both clean and bright. Many friendly people were…read morethere that are members of the Elks Lodge. They were very happy that they joined the Elks in order to help with youth activities, i.e., the Car Show, the Challenger Baseball jamboree, the Haunted House and the Hoop Shoot free throw contest. They also support the Veterans and First Responders. I will be filling out an application for membership very soon!

very cool social quarters. nice open room. Here for 2024 Central District Jamboree, rib and chili…read morecook off. Friendly welcoming lodge, great people, easy access.

It's been a couple of years since the last time I went to the Pittsburg Historical Museum and I may…read morebe biased (being raised in Pittsburg and all) but I think it's a pretty incredible local museum. It's in the old Post Dispatch building, which brings up fond memories for me -- mostly of my mom and I going downtown to place ads for whatever litter of kittens was just dumped on us. But I digress. My favorite part of the Pittsburg Museum is that it doesn't feel like a museum -- more like you are actually experiencing the history (sounds dorky, huh?). There aren't a lot of items tucked away in glass cases - they use the items to recreate old-timey Pittsburg. You walk through a sort of "downtown" area -- past old dentists shops, fire equipment and a bunch of other stuff. There is a lot of love and attention to detail going into the displays at this museum. I hope someday I can help them out!

This a great place filled with so much history. I strolled in one Saturday and ended up spending…read morehours inside. There seriously is so much to look through and it really does a great job at showing the diversity that Pittsburg has to offer. The tour guides are so sweet and informative. Highly recommend it!

Great little museum that's definitely worth the money. It's not huge, but there's a lot to enjoy,…read moreespecially if you take your time going through everything. The bald eagle was a highlight for me, and honestly the poop exhibit by the restroom was surprisingly fun and educational. Only here would that actually be a memorable part of the visit. I also really liked the outdoor show and the interactive animal encounters. They brought out animals you could touch like a snake and even cockroaches, which made the experience feel a lot more engaging. Overall, a fun and unique spot, especially good for families or anyone who likes wildlife up close.

This is a nice little wildlife museum. It's very small. Maybe get through it in 45 min to an hour…read more They have wildlife greet and meet scheduled at different times throughout the day outside in the Grove area in front of museum. We enjoyed the bird display and all the other animals. It's seems throughout the day they are constantly cleaning or feeding the animals that allows you to watch. The staff is very friendly. If you coming from more than an hour away to this place save yourself. Moreover, It's best for toddlers to elementary kids. The parking lot is small and you can park on the street or the parking lot behind the couch. Also, there is a park playground behind the museum for play and maybe a brought home sit down lunch.

Mouse-Con is such a sweet event. I enjoy going with my friend the past few years. We started going…read moreto Mouse-Con in South San Francisco, then it moved to Concord. Price for a ticket is cheap ($10 in 2021), compared to D23. People are allowed to express themselves in Disney attire, just like at Disneyland, this is a safe space. We've never parked at the hotel lot, I don't know if it's covered? There are restaurants walking distance from the hotel: Taco Bell, The Habit, Starbucks, and more. My favorite thing to do is walk around and look at what the vendors are selling. I've always made some amazing purchases for not too much money. My friend loves to attend the panels. Super amazing, they are able to draw out at least one famous Disney person. Bring cash if you wish to have something signed by a Disney Princess, it appears to run $40 in cash for signatures and $20 for a photo. Great way to get your Disney fix without having to drive 400 miles. Also now that so many Disney stores have closed in the Bay Area, you can walk about a shop a little. See you next year.

I never knew such a convention existed in the Bay Area until a few months ago. The name Mouse-Con…read moreleads you to believe it's a convention pretty much based around Mickey Mouse or so I thought but I was wrong. This year it was being held in the crown plaza hotel, they utilized a few conference rooms, part of the lobby and a mice portion of the registration area of the hotel. The admission fee was $10 I believe and parking was free, they did have shirts, buttons and other souvenirs for sake with the Mouse-Con logo on them but they sold out pretty fast. This convention is only held on one day but you will get through it pretty fast as it is really small. It was an all around Disney Convention with so much cool merchandise, many of the vendors were selling exclusive park merchandise such as limited released pins, funko pops, spirit jerseys, mouse ears, vintage memorabilia and just about everything you could possibly think of. I did like the selection and variety of items that were being sold, although some items were highly priced I did get some good deals on pins and a pair of ears. The convention also held a costume/cosplay contest which was great and there were tons of creative costumes! There were some guest speakers and special guests such as Margaret Kerry (Known for the famed Tinkerbell), Eva Bella & Livvy Stubenrauch (Voices of Ana and Elsa from "Frozen"), Tony Bancroft (helped create Pumbaa for Lion King, Cogsworth from Beauty and the Beast and Lago the parrot from Aladdin). But this year's really special guest and spotlight was Disney Legend Bob Gurr!! Bob Gurr has designed most of the ride vehicles at Disneyland (Autopia, Haunted Mansion, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Disneyland Monorail and Submarine Voyage) as well as the King Kong encounter at Universal Studios Hollywood. I had the pleasure of meeting him and taking a picture with him, he's very nice and I had been wanting to meet him for a few years now so I'm glad to have experienced that. Overall it's a good convention I just think it should be bigger and should be two days instead of one and maybe have more vendors and other fun activities. It's worth checking out and hopefully I'll be back next year.