racetrack
Sonoma Raceway
A challenging road course set among the rolling hills of California wine country, hosting NASCAR and IndyCar events.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Vallejo
California, United States · North America
About Vallejo
Vallejo is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Crockett, 37km from Muir Woods National Monument.
Vallejo is in California, United States, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Crockett, about 7 km away.
Two former city hall buildings in Vallejo, California are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Today the old city hall built in 1872 partially houses the Temple Art Lofts, a combination art gallery and apartment complex, and the 1927 city hall houses the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.
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Within an hour or so of Vallejo: Sonoma Raceway (18 km), Alcatraz Island (34 km), Exploratorium (36 km), Coit Tower (36 km).
Where is Vallejo?
Vallejo is in California, United States, about 7 km from Crockett.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 121,692
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 38.1041, -122.2566
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Vallejo
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Alcatraz Island
Notorious former federal penitentiary on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay that once held America's most dangerous criminals.
34 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Exploratorium
A pioneering hands-on science museum on San Francisco's waterfront that inspired interactive museums worldwide.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Coit Tower
Art Deco observation tower on Telegraph Hill offering 360-degree views of San Francisco, the bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
36 km · about 40 min drive
bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
The Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.
37 km · about 45 min drive
national park
Muir Woods National Monument
An ancient old-growth coast redwood forest just north of San Francisco, offering peaceful trails beneath towering thousand-year-old trees.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Napa Valley
America's most celebrated wine region with over 400 wineries, Michelin-starred restaurants, hot-air balloon rides, and the scenic Silverado Trail.
38 km · about 45 min drive
museum
California Academy of Sciences
A unique museum combining an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum under a living green roof in Golden Gate Park.
41 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Vallejo
- 37 kmGolden Gate BridgeThe Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.
- 63 kmTom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide)Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.
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