The city of Benicia holds a special place in the history of California, as the one-time capital of the state, and also in other unique ways such as the headquarters of the camel experiments which took place in the mid 1800s. At Benicia Historical Museum, visitors will find artifacts and exhibits relating to this history, all in a beautifully historic building called the Camel Barn, named for the animals which were kept there before the Civil War when the US military shipped camels from the Middle East and experimented with their use as pack animals.

2060 Camel Rd, Benicia, CA 94510, Phone: 707-745-5435

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