Birthplace of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio source
Community character
County seat of Contra Costa County on the Carquinez Strait, pairing a Gold Rush-era downtown along Alhambra Creek with an active marina and waterfront source
John Muir National Historic Site
Preserved home of naturalist John Muir, who lived there from 1880 until his death in 1914 source
Vicente Martinez Adobe
Adobe built in 1849, among the city's oldest buildings, on the John Muir site grounds source
Contra Costa County Courthouse
Historic courthouse anchoring Martinez as the Contra Costa County seat source
Martinez Waterfront Park and Marina
Large waterfront park with a marina, ballfields, bocce courts, and a fishing pier on the Carquinez Strait source
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
East Bay Regional Park District shoreline with hillside trails above the strait source
Alhambra Valley
Historic valley on the west side, part of the former Rancho El Pinole land grant source
Downtown Martinez
Gold Rush-era core along Alhambra Creek near the waterfront source
