Solano County

Solano County in the Bay Area of California. It is more rural than many other Bay Area counties with a population of approximately 400,000.

• Benicia
• Dixon
• Elmira
• Fairfield
• Green Valley
• Rio Vista
• Suisun City
• Vacaville
• Vallejo

The McCune Rare Books and Art Collection in the JFK Library, 505 Santa Clara, Vallejo, CA 94590. Entrance is free. This collection contains hundreds of rare books, including a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible,six other books printed before 1501, the Kelmscott Chaucer, the botanical portfolios of Henry Evans and much more. More information can be found at their website: http://www.mccunecollection.org/.

• If you are an airplane buff, there is a pretty decent museum at Travis AFB, CA. Many static displays are outdoors. There are KC-10s, C-5s, C-17s stationed there. Just watching the operations there can be a good time. • Steve H.