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All the United States California Benicia

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Benicia

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Benicia, California

Updated November 10, 2013

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Close up of the condition of the fleet.

Benicia, California

Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet

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

Benicia, California

Grave of Concepción Argüello

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

Port Costa, California

The Warehouse Cafe

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.
1 mile from Benicia
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The front door of the hotel

Port Costa, California

The Burlington Hotel

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.
1 mile from Benicia
All that remains of the S.S. Garden City are its paddle wheel hub and boilers.

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
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Bailey Art Museum

Crockett, California

Bailey Art Museum

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.
3 miles from Benicia
John Muir’s Giant Sequoia.

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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