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Explore and Dine




John Pearl

What we do:    Explore and Dine is a new activity for Branch 146.  We meet at the chosen site to Explore via a tour or visit, and then those who wish are off to nearby restaurants to Dine.  These events are normally less than a day in length, and members provide their own transportation.
 
When do we do this:  The normal days for Explore and Dine are the fourth (sometimes the third) Thursdays of the month when no other activities are scheduled.
 
Where do we go:  With lots of input, I've compiled a listing of possible places to go, both local and further afar. Scroll down.

POSSIBLE PLACES TO GO

LOCAL:
Ruth Bancroft Gardens Walnut Creek A Spring or Summer Event www.ruthbancroftgarden.org
Tao House Danville Eugene O’Neill’s Home, access limited www.nps.gov/euon
Shadelands Home Walnut Creek An historical home & now museum www.volunteersolutions.org/vccc/org/1109225.html
CCCSD Treatment Plant Martinez Our regional sewage treatment plant www.centralsan.org
CCWD Water Plant Concord Provides drinking water in our area www.ccwater.com
John Muir Hospital Walnut Creek www.johnmuirhealth.com/index.php/hospital_tours.html
Walnut Creek Police Dept. Walnut Creek www.walnutcreekpd.com
Heather Farms Gardens Walnut Creek Bob Yolland www.gardenshf.org
Animal Rescue Foundation Walnut Creek www.arf.net
Borges Ranch Walnut Creek Open Space www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/header.asp?genericId=1&catId=4&subCatId=246
Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek & Concord www.contracostatimes.com
John Muir House Martinez www.nps.gov/archive/jomu/muirhouse.htm
Black Diamond Mines Antioch www.ebparks.org/parks/black_diamond
Lindsay Museum Walnut Creek http://www.wildlife-museum.org
Forest Home Farms San Ramon SR Historical Society http://sanramonhistoricfoundation.org/tours/index.html
Walnut Creek Model RR Walnut Creek Diablo Valley Lines http://www.wcmrs.org/resources/nonprofit.html

SAN FRANCISCO :
Museum of Modern Art Downtown Bart accessible www.sfmoma.org
Asian Art Museum Near Civic Center Bart accessible www.asianart.org
The DeYoung Museum Golden Gate Park www.deyoungmuseum.org/deyoung/index.asp
Legion of Honor Near the Golden Gate Bridge www.legionofhonor.org/legion/about/index.asp
Cable Car Barn Corner of Mason & Washington www.sfcablecar.com/barn.html
Cable Car Museum Corner of Mason & Washington www.cablecarmuseum.org
Calif. Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park (Reopens in late 2008 ) www.calacademy.org

FURTHER AFIELD:
Fortune Cookie Factory Oakland short tour in Chinatownwww.oaklandnet.com/parks/news/022306e.asp
Lick Observatory Top of Mount Hamilton www.ucolick.orgChabot Space & Science Oakland www.chabotspace.org
Tech Museum San Jose www.thetech.org
NASA Ames Mountain View www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html
Budweiser Brewery Fairfield www.budweisertours.com/docs/calif.htm
Port of Oakland Oakland Boat tours? www.portofoakland.com
Scharffenberger Chocolate Berkeley www.scharffenberger.com
United’s Maintenance Base SFO www.unitedsvcs.com/mro_home.html
Oakland Museum Oakland www.museumca.org
Hearst Art Museum St. Mary’s College www.stmarys-ca.edu/arts/hearst-art-gallery/index.html
Niles Canyon Railway Sunol to Niles & back www.ncry.org/home.htm
Red Oak Victory Richmond WW II Victory Ship www.ssredoakvictory.com
USS Hornet Museum Alameda aircraft carrier www.uss-hornet.org
Mountain View Cemetery Oakland great gardens mountainviewcemetery.reachlocal.com
San Francisco Bay Model Sausalito www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc
Jelly Belly Fairfield factory tour http://jellybelly.com/Cultures/en-US/NewsEvents/Stores
Calif. Western RR Museum Rio Vista/Fairfield Trolleys & Trains http://www.wrm.org/
Travis AF Base Museum Fairfield Jimmy Doolittle http://www.travisairmuseum.org/index.html
Town of Locke Sacramento Delta Early Chinese Community http://www.locketown.com
Hiller Aviation Museum San Carlos Airplanes & Helicopters http://www.hiller.org/
Pacific Coast Air Museum Santa Rosa Airplanes! http://pacificcoastairmuseum.org/

 

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