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Blackhawk Museum
Classic and rare automobiles displayed as art in an elegant gallery setting in the San Francisco Bay Area.
13 km · about 25 min drive
California, United States · North America
Walnut Creek is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pleasant Hill, 45km from Muir Woods National Monument.
Walnut Creek is a town located in California, United States. With a population of 68,910, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Walnut Creek sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Los Angeles time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Walnut Creek to your route.
Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, about 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of the city of Oakland, California and 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of San Francisco. Walnut Creek has a total population of 70,127 per the 2020Read more
census, is located at the junction of the highways from Sacramento, California and San Jose, California (I-680) and San Francisco/Oakland (SR-24), and is accessible by BART. The city shares its borders with Clayton, California, Lafayette, California, Alamo, California, Pleasant Hill, California, and Concord, California.
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Walnut Creek is located in California, United States, North America. The coordinates are 37.9063 latitude, -122.0650 longitude.
Walnut Creek has a population of approximately 68,910 people, making it a town in United States.
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museum
Classic and rare automobiles displayed as art in an elegant gallery setting in the San Francisco Bay Area.
13 km · about 25 min drive
museum
A pioneering hands-on science museum on San Francisco's waterfront that inspired interactive museums worldwide.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Art Deco observation tower on Telegraph Hill offering 360-degree views of San Francisco, the bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Notorious former federal penitentiary on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay that once held America's most dangerous criminals.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
museum
A unique museum combining an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum under a living green roof in Golden Gate Park.
38 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
A challenging road course set among the rolling hills of California wine country, hosting NASCAR and IndyCar events.
44 km · about 50 min drive
national park
An ancient old-growth coast redwood forest just north of San Francisco, offering peaceful trails beneath towering thousand-year-old trees.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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