Martinez, California

Martinez is a city in and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1] The population was 37,287 at the 2020 census.^[2]

The downtown has many old buildings and antique shops. It is on the south shore of the Carquinez Strait in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The Vicente Martínez Adobe, built in 1849 by a son of Ygnacio Martínez, is the oldest building in Martinez.
The John Muir National Historic Site, home of famed naturalist John Muir from 1880 until his death in 1914
The historic Contra Costa County Courthouse was built in 1901.
The Benicia-Martinez Bridge, which crosses the Carquinez Strait, connects Martinez in the south to Benicia in the north (top).
Aerial view of Martinez (bottom); Benicia is located across the Carquinez Strait (top).
View from the Martinez Marina
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The historic Art Deco style Martinez Library was built in 1941.
The historic post office is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Martinez station, served by Amtrak