The Dutra Museum of Dredging is housed in a 100-year-old hilltop home at 425 St. Gertrude's Ave. in Rio Vista. The home, which Edward and Linda Dutra bought in 1978, overlooks the Sacramento River. The museum includes esoteric fossils unearthed more than 30 years ago...

The museum opened its doors for the first time during the bass Derby in October, 1975. The Rio Vista Museum came about as a result of the country’s 1976 Bicentennial. People of the surrounding area contributed historical artifacts and the community has...

Markham Nature Park and Arboretum is a 16-acre island of natural beauty near the heart of downtown Concord. People who visit for the first time are surprised that such a lovely, natural park exists inside the city limits. Markham is Concord's secret garden . . ....

Frank Duarte built the garage in 1915 as a way stop on the Lincoln Highway, which passed through Livemore. The occasional traveler could buy gas here or get his or her car repaired. Duarte's primary business was farm implement repair. The building was saved from...

The site was originally the location of Livermore butcher Peter McKeany’s slaughterhouse and corrals. The current building was constructed as the City's Library through a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, local contributions, and City taxes. The Library's...

The Museum of the San Ramon Valley is dedicated to preserving and celebrating our rich history and heritage. The collections and exhibits reflect our human experiences, institutions and cultures that were shaped by the valley's landscape, environment and early settlers.

The Ruth Bancroft Garden 2.5 acres (10,000 m²) is a dry botanical garden containing more than 2,000 cactus, succulents, trees, and shrubs native to Africa, Australia, California, Chile, and Mexico.

Nonprofit education gardens with six acres of demonstration gardens focusing on sustainable landscaping. Banquet facilities also available for weddings and parties.

The Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, located in Danville, California, preserves Tao House, the Monterey Colonial hillside home of America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. O'Neill and his wife lived in the home from 1937 to 1944. At this...

The Forest Home Farms is a 16-acre municipal historic park located in San Ramon. In 1997, Ruth Quayle Boone bequeathed the land and all buildings on it to the City of San Ramon for use as a park and historical site in memory of her husband, Travis Moore Boone. After...