This is a Beautiful Memorial!!!!…read more Unfortunately there is no Parking Lot. The Closest Parking is at the Union Landing Shopping Center!!! It's at a Very Busy Intersection!!! It Is the First Memorial To Flight 93 . One of the Flights that Crashed on 9/11 !! September 11 2001 a Day THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY!!!! Mastermind By Osama Bin Laden !!!! We must never Forget History as it Has a Tendency to Repeat Itself!!! This Memorial is a Baller On A Budget Approved!!! I keep my Pimp Hand Strong!!! Number # 34 On The Yelp 50 Most Prolific Yelp Elite List of 2025 !!!!

There are no words that can express the deep heart breaking loss or valor and honor of these…read moreAmerican Heroes..... This incredible simple yet elegant memorial is a reflection of the unity and character of those that faced the unthinkable on this fateful day in our American history. My heart and prayers go out to all the families, friends and all of US touched by this tragic event. I can only imagine the shear feeling of terror, the incredible adrenaline rush of fate and duty to take action in the face of death. Five Stars beyond infinity, to memory of flight 93..... My second visit to this simple yet but powerful memorial is tribute to those souls that endure in our hearts & minds. May we never forget their sacrifice and Valor!

Update: I was biking buy the old site and noticed that one fo the old gates was open to park Google…read moreBuses. I headed on in and and took some pictures which I have posted up. I was marveling at the huge slabs of concrete that are rumored to 6 feet thick and were simply left in place when the demolished the base when I stumbled across something unexpected I was poking around and found hidden behind some bushes, a previously unknown memorial to the Astronauts of STS-107 aka The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster. Markers for Brown, Chawla, and Husband were still visible, and 4 missing one were clearly for McCool, Ramon, Anderson and Clark. Its a kind of a cool little find. The monument is is really bad shape and I'm hoping to contact the community collage that now controls the land and see if either they or The Moffett Field Museum are interested in preserving the remaining markers. Previous review included below: One of the things people tend to forget with all of our Silicon Valley and dot com hype is that this area also was host to huge advances in aviation and space exploration. From the first spy satellites to submarine launched ballistic missiles it covers a lot of territory. While Southern California rightfully gets most of the spotlight in aviation, the Bay remains an unheralded pioneer. Onizuka AFS, is one such hub. Named after Air Force Lt. Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka, who died in the Challenger disaster, the base served as a primary control station for military satellites. In aviation circles (and conspiracy circles too) the station was simply known as 'The Blue Cube' The Blue Cube using its 3 satellite dishes controlled vast areas of space and served as an NSA downlink node as well. Its windowless walls and mysterious function was the stuff of legends. Multiple power sources, super thick concrete walls (To prevent electronic eavesdropping) , limited access all added to its lore. Even my father who was a navy engineer, had to be re-cleared to provide engineering services there and was always escorted such was the nature of the goings on there. The base closed in 2010 as part of BRAC and its functions were swapped over to Vandenberg AFB and the structure was subsequently demolished. However, it remains part of the Bay Area's link to Space.

"For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one." - Khalil Gibran…read more She sits on a hill on Lands End in San Francisco... ..a humbling reminder of the perils of war. The generation of WWII are considered by many the greatest American generation in modern times. Imagine the generation that brought Hitler and the fanatical Nazi party to their knees, defeated the once invincible Evil Empire of Japan, and built the best automobiles to ever have roamed the roads. And we haven't even touched the Banana Splits, Soda Floats, A-line Skirts, & Drive-In's of the day! The 1940's was well before my time, but I'm a historian by trade and old soul, and at times feel it was my era. Men opening doors for women, respect for our elders, the Delahaye Teardrop Coupe, and the King of Swing! Yet, with all my imaginary feel good memories of this bygone era... I do not find anything glamorous about those that died in WWII. The USS SAN FRANCISCO Memorial is a reminder of the sacrifice this generation made for us. The battle scars on her war-torn body resonates with suffering, yet with all the twisted metal, she still retains honor, service, duty, and American pride. The USS SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38) was commissioned in 1934 and became legendary during WWII, 1941-1945, earning 17 Battle Stars. She would become one of the most decorated navy ships, ever! Those that served on her earned the Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism, gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps. The USS SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38) was a Heavy Cruiser that survived the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 07, 1941. During the great Battle of Guadalcanal of 1942, nearly 100 sailors or marines died, over 100 were injured, and 5 were lost at sea. She was hit 45 times, yet managed to survive one of the greatest battles in American history! In the WWII years that followed The USS SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38) continued in many historic battles. She was repaired numerous times and continued to be on the front line in the Pacific up until the surrender of the Empire of Japan! Today, the spirit of this legendary ship can be seen at The USS SAN FRANCISCO Memorial located at Lands End in San Francisco. The memorial is set around the bridge wings extensively damaged from the great Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. It's a simple, yet powerful tribute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom! In the end, I recommend The USS SAN FRANCISCO Memorial. It might not be for everyone, as some may see it as a heap of old metal. I see it as America's soul, a time when our grandparents or great grandparents became the greatest American generation in modern times! Always in my heart!

A stop near lands end and the cliff house restaurant. It has the parts from the ship at a nice…read morememorial.

This is a carved redwood bust of Junipero Serra (inscribed with the words: "Padre Junipero Serra,…read moreApostle of California. Presented to the citizens of San Mateo, CA by the San Mateo Serra Club in 1969"). The sculptor was Kenyon Kaiser and the statue is mounted on a concrete pedestal, and nestled in a small redwood grove parklet at S. El Camino Real and Aragon Blvd. This great little piece of California history is one of many, many monuments across the State honoring the man who "settled" CA for the Spaniards and destroyed Native American sovereignty, enslaving thousands and seizing their land. The statue is presumably located here because of Serra's association with El Camino Real -- he helped to blaze the trailer Northward while establishing the string of Missions that are situated along the route.

Its basically a small park dedicated to the first municipal water supply the City of Palo Alto…read morebuilt. There is a bench and some native plants. That and the tower itself. This is more of quick stop for those interested in the History of Palo Alto and El Palo Alto the tree is within walking distance. Beyond that it best part of a larger trip than a destination unto itself.

It was very cool to take Polaroids of and explore around it was a lot talker than I though and…read morethere was thing out in front near some benches

Came across this in Golden Gate Park and wanted to learn more. It happens to be one of the park's…read moremany statues. The Doughboy was placed to honor the locals who served and died in WWI. Additional names for those who died in WWII were added. You can read these on a plaque. An interesting history about how it came to be. It was designed by Melvin Earl Cummings. This was first dedicated in 1930 to those locals who died in WWI. Cummings was on the San Francisco Board of Park Commissioners. He has some other sculptures in Golden Gate Park worth looking at, including Robert Burns and Sundial. Later, names were added for those who died in WWII. A plaque of these names was added. The plaque on it says: "This grove is dedicated to the memory of the San Francisco Parlors, Native Sons of the Golden West, who gave their lives in the World's Wars I and II." It was dedicated in 1951. This is among the many doughboy statues across the country, with many of these being unique. Find this on the north side of the park close to John F. Kennedy Drive and 16th Avenue. It's located in a grove. There's not a whole lot else around it but it's a good stop along the way to wherever.

Off the John F. Kennedy Drive path in Golden Gate Park is the Redwood Memorial Grove, across from…read morethe entrance to Stow Lake. In a clearing to your right you will see The Doughboy War Memorial made of bronze and natural stone. Doughboys were well-meaning boys who were transformed by their World War I military experiences. We stood here for awhile on this Hallowed and Sacred ground in silent reverence. For us to understand how and why our present world is the way it is, look to history for answers. The Doughboy War Memorial started 6 November 1927 with a parade from Oak and Stanyan streets to the Grove of Memory off of "Main Drive" (now JFK Drive) near Fulton Street and 16th Avenue The Doughboy statue was unveiled at the Grove in a ceremony 1 June 1930. The Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West planted 39 saplings to commemorate 39 Native Son Doughboys who died in World War I and in the Spanish-American War (the 1898 war in which the US took possession of the Philippines, Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico). The 39 is a subset (not counting the Spanish-American War dead) of the 748 names memorialized two years later on the Gold Star Mothers Memorial Boulder located at the nearby Heroes Grove War Memorial. The plaque's inscription marks end of World War I as 2 July 1921, long after Germany surrendered 11 November 1918. The reason for that much later date is that US Senate refused to ratify 28 June 1919 Treaty of Versailles. Many senators were opposed to US participation in the League of Nations, the forerunner of the United Nations, that was established by the treaty. It was not until 1921 that Congress passed a resolution officially ending US participation in the war. President Warren G. Harding signed that resolution 2 July 1921. The result was that Doughboys continued in combat. They were fighting Russians in an attempt to overthrow the new Russian government who had overturned during the Russian Civil War the then Emperor of Russia, an elite monarchy who harshly ruled the people from 1721 - 1917. President Wilson ordered two strategic armed interventions against the new Russian government. Estimates are that nearly 450 US Doughboys died in those campaigns. In 1951, the names of the 16 Native Sons who died in World War II were added to plaque. No one has added any names of the many dead from the many wars the US has fought since the end of World War II. Thanks to Marc Norton for the history. March is National Disability Awareness Month If you think you have it tough, read history books. Harry Zander and his friends enlisted Spring 1917. He trained at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Private Zander and his unit of US Army's 3rd Division sailed from New York in Spring 1918. His first hint of the hell of war came in late June 1918 when he encountered Marines just returned from brutal fighting in Belleau Wood. "Their uniforms were simply filthy," he recalled; "their beards had grown long and shaggy, and there was a hard cold look in their eyes. All lines of sympathy and civilization were gone from their faces, and some of the men had a peculiar blank stare in their eyes." The realities of World War I trench warfare were horrifying and nauseating. Cold and wet produced trench foot and respiratory illnesses. Rats, flies and nits carried all manner of potentially fatal diseases. Tuberculosis and influenza were rampant. "In the trenches men lived a life of primitive instincts -- fear, hunger, thirst -- and with physical extremes, deafening noises, sudden flashes, extreme cold, and agonizing pain," wrote John Ellis in Eye-Deep in Hell: Trench Warfare in World War I. Ellis continued, "a brotherhood of the damned." In late 1919, US Army Private Harry Zander found that where 18 months before "waiters and civilians had fallen all over themselves to give him a chair, now it was filled with brusque businessmen who were no longer concerned over the man in uniform," recounted Dixon Wecter in When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Years later, Veteran Harry Zander happened across a Doughboy comrade walking a streets of his native Atlanta, Gorgia. "Miller," he stammered with tears in his eyes, and took his old friend by the hand. It was a painful encounter. "Miller was shabby and worn looking," Zander remembered. "He had not even had a shave in days-his scraggly beard attested to that, and his red hair too, had lost its lustre and was dull and mixed with a lighter shade. Only his eyes were the same . . . the same haunted fearful look I remembered so well out there on the battlefield. I knew that for Miller the hell of war was not ended . . . that he still lived those days over again . . . the result of which faced him continually." July 1932, some 15,000 destitute unarmed Doughboys, 67% had Served overseas and 20% were Service-disabled, gathered in Washington to petition for help. They were violently dispersed by an attack by military. VFW condemned it as "morally indefensible."

Beautiful Mission. We drove through the San Louis Obispo area and hit up a lot of those missions so…read morewe decided we should see our local mission. If you're following google maps, make sure you put in the actual Mission and not just Mission Dolores because it will take you to the high school or park. We followed the gps and ended up at the beautiful high school. We also walked along the park. The park is large and lush and attracted lots of people on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. Parking for the mission is challenging. There is lots of street parking, but everyone is parked and we didn't see anyone leaving. We did find Sunday Church Parking. I believe it said tow away zone except between 8:30 and 4:30 on a Sunday. It was a smidge after 4:30 and a space opened up and we took it. Thankfully we didn't get a ticket, but I did see 2 meter maids coming though when we left. The mission is beautiful. I wish we had come earlier so we could have taken a tour.

This is a well preserved California Mission, one of the 21 along the El Camino Real. Today it…read morestands as a reminder of a time in California history when Spain ruled the area. This mission held its first mass just one week before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Today all that remains is the chapel, a couple of small rooms attached and a portion of the cemetery. The majority of the complex is long gone, buried beneath the city that built up around it. The chapel has been restored and could be used today. The alters, wooden pews and decor resemble what this church may have looked like in its prime over 200 years ago. Today it sits in the shadows of the Basillica. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids and seniors. The site can be easily toured in under an hour. However, to get the full story one may want to spend some more time.

Hills of Eternity Memorial Park is a respectful cemetery to have a funeral service for your loved…read moreones.

Very well maintained. When you drive in, to your left is Levi Strauss' burial building, and to the…read moreright kind of in the middle you'll find Wyatt Earp. (You can see Levi from it)