museums

Can you keep a secret? The 1,500 enrollees at Mills College have. It’s very rare to find other visitors when you check out this arcadian campus in the Oakland hills. Mills boasts six Julia Morgan buildings but  the finest jewels, at least in the Geezer’s opinion, are the Art Gallery and the Concert Hall. Both are […]

This is of special interest to geezers who thought they’ve seen everything. In the palatial hills of Portola Valley the late Jacques Littlefield, a wealthy H-P engineer, built a collection of over 200 tanks. They’re housed in a garage the size of a football field. Even if you’re not interested in military history this is […]

If you are the proud grandparent of a computer geek whose interests and conversation are way beyond you, try a bit of bonding at Mountain View’s Computer History Museum. Though nerds prefer looking forward not backwards, this museum offers a fascinating look at the recent digital graveyard. Not really for young kids unless they have […]

Why pay even senior admissions to Bay Area art museums? Here’s when you can see what’s showing for nothing. 1st Sunday every month – Asian Art Museum 2nd Sunday every month –Oakland Museum 1st Tuesday every month-SF Moma, de Young, Legion of Honor, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 1st Thursday- Berkeley Art Museum 3rd […]

This San Jose reincarnation theme park was created in the 1920’s by a cult based on ancient Egyptian spirituality and still retains its Cecil B. deMille charms. The collection of antiquities isn’t of King Tut caliber but the grounds with their faux temples and tombs stirs young imaginations. Hourly planetarium shows. $7 seniors 1342 Naglee […]

Show your grandkids that animation didn’t start with “Shrek”. Though this new museum has more about Walt’s family than you need to know, the design is ingenious, the cartooning is delightful and it has hands-on features to fascinate web-friendly kids. The primitive “Waldo the Rabbit” and the sophisticated “Snow White” are particular highlights. There is also […]