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Unusual Attractions in Benicia

Benicia, California

Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Benicia, California

Grave of Concepción Argüello

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

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Port Costa, California

The Warehouse Cafe

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

1 mile from Benicia

Port Costa, California

The Burlington Hotel

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

1 mile from Benicia

Crockett, California

Wreckage of the S.S. Garden City

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

2 miles from Benicia

Crockett, California

Bailey Art Museum

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

3 miles from Benicia

Martinez, California

John Muir's Giant Sequoia

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

4 miles from Benicia

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