Museum
Benicia Historical Museum
6 locals recommend
Tips from locals
Isaac And Kina
August 20, 2016
Visitors of the Benicia Historical Museum will be able to enjoy a variety of performances, including exhibits on beer brewing and concerts. The location's buildings were constructed with native California sandstone.
Christine
May 17, 2018
The Camel Barns were built in 1855. There is a small museum with lots of local history.
Geane & Sherryl
July 15, 2022
Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barn The Benicia Historical Museum shares the story of Benicia’s place in the history of California and how this history relates to the development of our country pre- and post statehood. The job of collecting artifacts began in 1975 and the items were stored in several locations until our current site in the Arsenal became available. The Benicia City Council dedicated the Camel Barn complex on December 7th, 1982. The Museum was formally dedicated on May 19th, 1985 and has been open continuously since that time. The name, Camel Barn Complex, comes from a chapter in Benicia’s contribution to US Military history. In the 1850’s and 1860’s, the US Army experimented using camels, imported from the Mideast, as pack animals. After the advent of the Civil War the experiment was abandoned. The remaining camels were shipped to the Benicia Arsenal where they were auctioned to the public. You can read more about this brief period of history that gave the area its name.
Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barn The Benicia Historical Museum shares the story of Benicia’s place in the history of California and how this history relates to the development of our country pre- and post statehood. The job of collecting artifacts began in 1975 and the items were stored…
Sarah-Noel
October 15, 2016
This is a small Historical Museum in Benecia that has an impressive display of California Flags and other historical artifacts and information, including Bunkers and Powder House where they used to store barrels of black powder.
Location
2024 Camel Rd
Benicia, CA