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Rowland Freedom Center, Vacaville, CA
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Rowland Freedom Center

Rowland Freedom Center is a museum in Vacaville, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: free.

300 County Airport Road · Vacaville, CA

Why you should go…

The Rowland Freedom Center is a nonprofit aviation and military museum at Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville, California. Its collection includes rotating historic aircraft such as a Yakovlev Yak-11 and a 1937 Ryan STA, along with military artifacts spanning from World War I to the present, including items tied to the USS Arizona and a Medal of Honor recipient. Admission is free, with donations welcomed to support the nonprofit.

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