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 . . ....

The museum features exhibits on California Native Americans, scientific instruments, zoology, mineralogy, and anthropology.

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.

Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a unique natural history and environmental education center where live, wild animals are just inches away. Visitors can listen to the cry of a red tailed hawk, go eye-to-eye with a gray fox and watch a bald eagle eat lunch. More than 50...

The Western Railway Museum gives visitors the opportunity to ride historic streetcars and interurban electric trains from all over California and other western states. Streetcars loop the shaded picnic grounds. Interurban cars run over the restored main line of the...

The John Muir National Historic Site preserves the 14-room Italianate Victorian mansion where the naturalist and writer John Muir lived, as well as a nearby 325 acres (132 ha) tract of native oak woodlands and grasslands historically owned by the Muir family. The...

The 8 room house has artifacts showing how Martinez has changed over the years.

The mission of the Benicia Historical Museum is to engage the community in the evolving history of Benicia and the Arsenal and their influence in the development of our country. The Museum complex is the center where history is seen, enjoyed and preserved. Through...

Arts Benicia's mission is to stimulate, educate and nurture cultural life in Benicia through the visual arts. This community based non-profit organization provides exhibitions, educational programs, and classes that support visual artists and engage the broader...