Next door is the fully restored Fischer-Hanlon house, which is open from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. The U.S. Army first established its presence in Benicia in 1849. Two years later, the Army designated Benicia as an arsenal, and so it remained until 1964. The museum at 2060 Camel Road chronicles the history of the post, the arsenal and the city. It is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.
Admission is free.
Tours are by appointment. Western Railway Museum Farms and cities have taken over much of the bunchgrass prairie that once covered a quarter of California, but there's still a little patch left in Solano County. This spring, the museum also commemorates the 60th anniversary of train service that operated on the bridge between Oakland and San Francisco. The museum, located between Suisun City and Rio Vista at 5848 State Highway 12, features a collection of vintage electric railway cars. It is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends year-round, with expanded hours in the summer.