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Lodi Wine Country - California

 

Lodi Wine Country – California

Nestled between San Francisco Bay Area and the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada this area offers a relaxed pace, beautiful vineyards and exquisite wines.  The classic Mediterranean climate with its warm days and cool evenings provides the perfect environment for the great wines produced in this area.

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The Heidrick Ag History Center - Woodland, California

The Heidrick Ag History Center - Woodland, California

This center introduces visitors to the marvels of agriculture, and commercial trucking with one of a kind exhibit featuring the latest in museum and attraction technologies.

Once of the most interesting part of the display is the Fred. C. Heidrick Antique Ag Collection, the world’s largest and most unique collection of one-of-a-kind antique agricultural equipment and the Hays Antique Truck Museum, also recognized as the largest of its kind in the world.

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Central California Chinese Cultural Center - Visalia, California

 

Central California Chinese Cultural Center - Visalia, California

The Gold Rush brought many immigrants from China to work as laborers on many important projects.  The history of these times would have been forgotten with time if the Chinese Cultural Center had not been built.  The history of these 19^th Century immigrants is preserved for all to learn from in the Chinese Cultural Center. 

The center was built with private donations and aid from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China, the center includes a Confucian temple and an exposition room housing cultural artifacts, paintings and rare architectural finds.

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Korean War Memorials - State of California

 

Korean War Memorials - State of California

There are a number of Korean War Memorials in the State of California dedicated to those that give their lives during the Korean War.  In CathedralCity there is the Desert Memorial Parks display with acknowledgement of the 1^st Battalion 7^th Marines from 1950 – 1953.  The quote on the memorial states: “If I had to do it over, Had to face it once again, I wouldn’t change a moment, And I’d do it with these men.”  This beautiful granite memorial is a lovely tribute,

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Port of Sacramento - West Sacramento, California

Port of Sacramento - West Sacramento, California

The inland Port of Sacramento opened in 1963.  It is located 79 nautical miles northeast of San Francisco.  It handles 1.3 million tons of freight handled annually.

Sacramento became a ort during the gold rush of 1849.  The river port prospered during the mid-1800’s helping to move men and equipment to gold fields. In the late 1920’s there were two large, luxurious paddle-wheel steamers that ran the route between Sacramento and San Francisco carrying 200 passengers each way on a daily basis.  After the retirement of the Delta King is was refurbished as a restaurant and hotel which is permanently moored on the Old Sacramento waterfront.

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California Wine Trails

There are thousands of wineries in California, way too many to list individually so I have asked the owners of a great site - www.winecountrygetaway.com to allow me to place their site in conjunction with ours to provide you with a wide range of places to visit with insider information on what their thoughts are and to give you suggestions.

While I was trying to find what I considered to be the best site for information this particular site seemed to fit the need best.  It is done with taste, creativity and personal experience.  For a listing of many, many of the wine trails throughout the state of California go to this site and begin your California Vacation experience in wine country.

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California Living Museum - Bakersfield, California

Talk to the animals at the California Living Museum, or CALM Zoo, in Bakersfield, California. Visitors are encouraged to learn a respect for all living things – animals, plants, and fossils – at this zoo that was founded in 1980, but didn’t first open to the public until 1983. It’s a place to go to not only enjoy being with the animals, but to become educated about them as well.

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Kern County Museum - Bakersfield, California

The Educational Experience of the Kern County Museum
Bakersfield, California

Whether you are a family looking for an educational experience, or a classroom looking for some hands-on learning the Kern County Museum in Bakersfield, California is the place to visit. Founded in 1941, 94,000 have walked through the museum’s sixteen acres each year.

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Roeding Park - Fresno, California

While there are many places to visit in Fresno, California, Roeding Park is one that provides the perfect opportunity for relaxation in beautiful surroundings. Roeding Park is located at 2623 Fresno Street in Fresno, California. There are many different activities to engage in at the park, so whether you want to have some fun or just while away an afternoon, Roeding Park can be the solution.

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Fresno Metropolitan Museum - Fresno, California

The goal of the Fresno Metropolitan Museum is to educate and enlighten people about art, science and history. The museum is the result of a vision by Fresno residents and leaders in 1978, and the museum opened its doors in April of 1984 in an historic downtown building known as the Fresno Bee building.

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