Top 11 must-see historical sites in Northern California
If you like history, then you will definitely enjoy Northern California. Only in your state collected a list of historical attractions that will not leave you indifferent.
1. Jack London House
The house of the famous writer Jack London is in Sonoma. Here he lived from the 1915 year to the last days.
2. Mar Island Navy Yard
Mare Island, the oldest naval base on the west coast of the United States, was founded in 1853 year. It once housed nuclear submarines.
3. John Muir House
John Muir, an American naturalist, writer and conservationist, lived in a house in Martinez from 1890 to his death in 1915.
4. Senador
The Senador Museum is also known as New Almaden. It is one of the oldest mines in the US mercury mine, located in Santa Clara.
5. San Francisco National Cemetery
Did you know that from 1776 to 1995 there was a fortified military base here year? If not, you should definitely visit this place.
6. Old customhouse
This tiny building in Monterey was built in 1827 year and still stands. This is probably the oldest building in California, where the American flag was raised, proclaiming California part of America.
7. Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of California Berkeley
In 1941, Glenn Theodore Seaborg discovered plutonium here. You can learn all about this discovery.
8. Paramount theater
Auckland has the oldest and largest theater in the west, opened in the 1960s. Now it is home to the Auckland Symphony Orchestra and Auckland Ballet.
9. San Francisco Cable Car
The first successful street railroad cable line was opened in San Francisco on 1873, it was called Clay Street Hill Railroad. The cable car is a hybrid of a tram with a cable car and a cable car.
10. Santa Cruz Looff Merry Go-Round and Giant Dipper Wooden Roller Coaster
In 1900, the Luuff family was a renowned merry-go-round manufacturer. The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster is the oldest carousel that is still running since 1924.
11. Sonoma Plaza
Some sources say that this is “the largest area in California” and the place where the Republic of California was formed in 1846, which led to the Mexican-American War.
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