- Rosie the Riveter Memorial: Honoring American Women's Labor During WWII
- Richmond
Celebrating and interpreting women's crucial contributions to the World War Two Home Front.
www.rosietheriveter.org
- USS Potomac
- Oakland
Built in 1934 as the Coast Guard cutter Electra, she was recommissioned in 1936 as President Franklin Roosevelt's "floating White House" and later purchased by Elvis Presley. Includes tour information and photos.
www.usspotomac.org
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park@ - San Francisco
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Museums_and_Memorials
- Sonoma County Museum
- Santa Rosa
Information on exhibits, history of the Museum, and public programs.
www.sonomacountymuseum.com
- Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation
- Willits
Promoting the cultural legacy of the Ridgewood Ranch home of Seabiscuit through historic preservation, environmental conservation, and public education.
www.seabiscuitheritage.com
- New Almaden Mine Museum@ - San Jose
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Museums_and_Memorials
- Alameda Historical Museum
- Alameda
Photo tour highlighting historic furniture, documents, Ohlone relics, and more.
www.alamedamuseum.org
- Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
- Fremont
Dedicated to the acquisition and historic preservation of artifacts and local history of film making in Niles, California. Find information about the current silent film theater schedule and upcoming events.
www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
- Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, The
- Vallejo
Exhibits the history of the city of Vallejo, California and the nearby Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
www.vallejomuseum.org
- Marin Museum of the American Indian
- Novato
Dedicated to cultivating an awareness and understanding of Native American history and culture.
www.marinindian.com
- Carolands, The
- Hillsborough
Beaux Arts National Historical Site, and turn of the century home of Harriet Pullman Carolan and her husband Francis.
www.thecarolands.com
- Grace Hudson Museum
- Ukiah
Art, history, and anthropology museum focusing on the lifeworks of artist Grace Carpenter Hudson and her ethnologist husband, Dr. John W. Hudson.
www.gracehudsonmuseum.org
- Japanese American Resource Center Museum
- San Jose
Striving to collect, preserve, and disseminate the arts, culture, and history of Japanese Americans, with emphasis on the Santa Clara Valley. The JARC/M is open Tuesday through Friday and Sunday afternoons. Admission is free.
www.jarc-m.org
- John Muir National Historic Site
- Martinez
Preserves the 14-room Martinez, California, mansion where the naturalist John Muir lived from 1890 to his death in 1914. From the National Park Service.
www.nps.gov/jomu
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Berkeley
Honors U.S. military personnel from the city of Berkeley, CA, who died in the Vietnam War, 1957-1986.
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/vvm
- International Museum of Women
- San Francisco
Educating people about the experiences, contributions and evolution of women through exhibits, interactive technology and the exchange of ideas.
www.imow.org
- Museum of American Heritage
- Palo Alto
Preserves and presents American inventions of the 19th and 20th centuries.
www.moah.org
- USS Hornet Museum
- Alameda
Peacefully moored at historic Alameda Point on San Francisco Bay.
www.uss-hornet.org
- Held-Poage Memorial Home and Research Library
- Ukiah
Contains books, historical photographs, maps, genealogies, and more items of use to people interested in the history of Ukiah, Mendocino County, and Northern California.
www.pacificsites.com/~mchs/heldpoage.htm
- San Jose History Park
- San Jose
Self-guided tour exploring the exterior architecture of original and replica homes, businesses, and landmarks of Santa Clara Valley's past.
www.historysanjose.org/visiting_hsj/history_park
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