Places to visit
War Memorials & Military Museums in California
185 war memorials and 29 military museums in California — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.
185memorials
29museums
Military museums (29)
Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in California
- San Francisco National Cemetery40 recipients
- Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery23 recipients
- Golden Gate National Cemetery17 recipients
- Los Angeles National Cemetery15 recipients
- Mountain View Cemetery8 recipients
- Rosedale Cemetery6 recipients
- Calvary Cemetery5 recipients
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park5 recipients
- Riverside National Cemetery5 recipients
- Evergreen Cemetery4 recipients
- Veterans Home of California Cemetery4 recipients
- Evergreen Memorial Park3 recipients
- Greenwood Memorial Park3 recipients
- Mare Island Cemetery3 recipients
- Odd Fellow Cemetery3 recipients
War memorials
Monuments to veterans and the fallen, from Civil War soldiers’ statues to Vietnam and Gold Star memorials, grouped by town.
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Korean War Memorial | near Albany |
| Kern County World War II Veterans Memorial | near Bakersfield |
| Kern Veterans Memorial | near Bakersfield |
| Korean War Memorial | near Bakersfield |
| Veterans Memorial | near Brentwood |
| Vietnam War Memorial | near Brentwood |
| Conejo Valley Veterans Memorial | near Camarillo |
| Veterans Memorial Donors | near Camarillo |
| Veterans Memorial Building | Cotati |
| Solano County Vietnam War Memorial | near Fairfield |
| Korean War Memorial | near Folsom |
| Petrovich Veterans Memorial | near Folsom |
| Fresno Veterans Memorial “DEDICATED TO THE FRESNO VETERANS WHO SERVED WITH HONOR AND MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE” | near Fresno |
| Pinedale Assembly Center Memorial | near Fresno |
| Avenue of Honor “Local area military veterans Killed in action during Korea - Vietnam - Afghanistan and Later Military Action Dedicated on this date, The...” | near King City |
| Park Semper Fi | near Laguna Beach |
| San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial | near Laguna Beach |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Laguna Beach |
| Alpine Veteran's Wall of Honor | near Lakeside |
| Veterans Memorial | near Lakeside |
| SDSU Veterans Memorial | near Lemon Grove |
| American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial | near Lomita |
| Veterans Memorial | near Lomita |
| Cerritos Veterans Memorial | near Long Beach |
| Hawaiian Gardens Veterans Memorial | near Long Beach |
| Orange County Korean War Memorial | near Long Beach |
| Paramount Veterans Memorial | near Long Beach |
| Spanish War Veterans Memorial | near Long Beach |
| World War II Flying War Dead Memorial | near Long Beach |
| Bob Hope Veterans Chaple plaque “"Bob Hope Veterans Chaple [Picture of Bob Hope w/ Army Jacket w/ USO badge] This historic Chaple is dedicated to honor BOB HOPE on his...” | near Los Angeles |
| Civil War Union Camp Latham | near Los Angeles |
| Filipino American WWII Veterans Memorial | near Los Angeles |
| Mexican American All Wars Memorial | near Los Angeles |
| Morin Memorial Square | near Los Angeles |
| Peace Monument of Glendale | near Los Angeles |
| United Spanish War Veterans Memorial “To those who volunteered and extended the hand of liberty to alien peoples (1898-1902)” | near Los Angeles |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial “In proud recognition of the men and women of Los Angeles County who faithfully served their nation with courage, dignity, and honor in Vietnam” | near Los Angeles |
| Wall of Honor | near Los Angeles |
| WWII Soviet Army Veterans Memorial | near Los Angeles |
| McFarland Veterans Memorial | near McFarland |
| Veterans Park Memorial Site “In honor and remembrance of past, present, and future veterans of Shafter.” | near McFarland |
| Granada Hills Rotary Veteran's Park Project “IN RECOGNITION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT/ JAKE PARUNYAN/ L.A. CITY COUNCILMAN GREIG SMITH/ LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION GRANT/...” | near North Hills |
| The Assyrian Genocide Memorial Wall | near North Hills |
| Abraham Lincoln War Memorial | near Oakland |
| USS Maine Torpedo Port | near Oakland |
| Helen Bougher Memorial Wall | near Oceanside |
| In Memory Of Cpl. Richard A. Burns, USA - KIA Vietnam 28 Feb 1969 | near Ontario |
| In Memory Of Lt. Ronald E. Wiltse, USA - KIA Vietnam 13 May 1968 | near Ontario |
| In Memory Of PFC Calvin Lewis, USA - KIA Vietnam 6 Jan 1969 | near Ontario |
| In Memory Of PFC Joseph P. Marek, USA - KIA Vietnam 15 Nov 1967 | near Ontario |
| In Memory Of PFC Richard A. Noelke, USA - KIA Vietnam 6 Nov 1965 | near Ontario |
| In Memory Of PFC. Domenic A. Corona, USMC - KIA Vietnam 29 Jul 1966 | near Ontario |
| In Memory Of Sgt. David J. Rideout, USA - KIA Vietnam 16 Jan 1969 | near Ontario |
| In Memory Of Sgt. Gary E. Hoadley, USA - KIA Vietnam 3 Aug 1968 | near Ontario |
| In Memory Of SP/4 John A. Rogers, USA - KIA Vietnam 20 Apr 1968 | near Ontario |
| In Memory Of SP/5 Richard Lane, USA - KIA Vietnam 16 Jun 1968 | near Ontario |
| Korean War Memorial | near Ontario |
| Veterans' Monument Project | near Ontario |
| Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial | near Orange County |
| Veteran Memorial | near Orange County |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Orange County |
| Yorba Linda Veterans Memorial | near Orange County |
| Veterans | near Palo Alto |
| Lafayette Hillside Memorial - The Crosses of Lafayette | near Piedmont |
| Anderson Veterans Memorial | near Redding |
| Twin Tower Memorial | near Redding |
| Veteran's Memorial Grove | near Redding |
| Gold Star Mothers | near Riverside |
| Medal of Honor Memorial | near Riverside |
| Mexican-American WWII Soldiers “In memory of these Mexican-American soldiers whose ultimate sacrifice for freedom will never be forgotten WWII PFC. Manuel Rangel PFC....” | near Riverside |
| National POW/MIA Memorial | near Riverside |
| Riverside County Veterans Memorial “Honoring Riverside county veterans past, present and future” | near Riverside |
| Riverside Veterans Memorial | near Riverside |
| The Fontana Rotary - Veteran's Park Plagpole Memorial “"When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?" -George Canning Fontana expresses its eternal gratitude to the men and women of...” | near Riverside |
| World War II Water Buffalo Tank | near Riverside |
| California Veterans Memorial | near Sacramento |
| California Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Sacramento |
| Spanish American War Memorial “Dedicated to United Spanish War Veterans. June 14 1925. By Cynthia E. Moore Auxiliary No 9. U.S.W.V” | near Sacramento |
| Sequoia Veterans Memorial | near San Carlos |
| Veterans Memorial | near San Carlos |
| Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial | near San Diego |
| Rancho Bernardo Veterans Memorial | near San Diego |
| USS Albacore | near San Diego |
| USS Amberjack | near San Diego |
| USS Argonaut | near San Diego |
| USS Barbel | near San Diego |
| USS Bonefish | near San Diego |
| USS Bullhead | near San Diego |
| USS Capelin | near San Diego |
| USS Cisco | near San Diego |
| USS Corvina | near San Diego |
| USS Darter | near San Diego |
| USS Dorado | near San Diego |
| USS Escolar | near San Diego |
| USS Flier | near San Diego |
| USS Golet | near San Diego |
| USS Grampus | near San Diego |
| USS Grayback | near San Diego |
| USS Grayling | near San Diego |
| USS Grenadier | near San Diego |
| USS Growler | near San Diego |
| USS Grunion | near San Diego |
| USS Gudgeon | near San Diego |
| USS Harder | near San Diego |
| USS Herring | near San Diego |
| USS Kete | near San Diego |
| USS Lagarto | near San Diego |
| USS Perch | near San Diego |
| USS Pickerel | near San Diego |
| USS Pompano | near San Diego |
| USS R-12 | near San Diego |
| USS Robalo | near San Diego |
| USS Runner | near San Diego |
| USS S-26 | near San Diego |
| USS S-27 | near San Diego |
| USS S-28 | near San Diego |
| USS S-36 | near San Diego |
| USS S-39 | near San Diego |
| USS S-44 | near San Diego |
| USS San Diego Memorial | near San Diego |
| USS Scamp | near San Diego |
| USS Scorpion | near San Diego |
| USS Sculpin | near San Diego |
| USS Sealion | near San Diego |
| USS Seawolf | near San Diego |
| USS Shark | near San Diego |
| USS Shark | near San Diego |
| USS Snook | near San Diego |
| USS Swordfish | near San Diego |
| USS Tang | near San Diego |
| USS Trigger | near San Diego |
| USS Triton | near San Diego |
| USS Trout | near San Diego |
| USS Tullibee | near San Diego |
| USS Wahoo | near San Diego |
| Vietnam War Veteran's Memorial “Vietnam: 1959-1975: To our fallen: Sleep the fitful sleep of a painless grave, where time stands still. We remember you as you were...” | near San Fernando |
| World War 2 Memorial | near San Fernando |
| World War I Veterans' Tribute “A tribute to those who served in the world war from San Fernando Valley: Erected by San Fernando Valley Chapter: Daughters of American...” | near San Fernando |
| World War II Veterans' Memorial “W.W.II: 1939-1945: Memorial in remembrance of those who served in World War II: Veterans of Foreign Wars: Robert G. Morton: All State...” | near San Fernando |
| Chinese-American World War Memorial | near San Francisco |
| Gold Star Mothers Rock | near San Francisco |
| In Honor of Vietnam Veterans | near San Francisco |
| Korean War Memorial | near San Francisco |
| San Francisco Veterans Memorial | near San Francisco |
| Unknown Soldiers | near San Francisco |
| USS San Francisco Memorial | near San Francisco |
| San Jose/Santa Clara Valley Veterans Memorial | near San Jose |
| Oceano WW2 Memorial “TO THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF OUR BOYS FROM OCEANO CALIFORNIA WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II” | near San Luis Obispo |
| Fallen Heroes Memorial | near San Mateo |
| Soldiers & Sailors Statue | near Santa Cruz |
| G.A.R. Memorial | near Santa Rosa |
| Occidental Veterans of World War 2 | near Sebastopol |
| Veteran's Memorial Grove | near Sebastopol |
| Brea War Memorial | near South El Monte |
| George Smith Patton, Jr. | near South El Monte |
| Memorial Wall | near South El Monte |
| San Marino War Memorial “The greatest love one can have is to lay down one's life for a friend” | near South El Monte |
| Veterans Memorial | near South El Monte |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near South El Monte |
| Patterson War Memorial | near Turlock |
| World War I memorial | near Vallejo |
| All Unknown Soldiers Monument | near Yountville |
| 786 Squadron Memorial | — |
| Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial | — |
| Big Pine Veterans Memorial | — |
| Bishop Creek Battleground | — |
| California Korean War Memorial “The Remembrance Memorial for California Korean War Veterans” | — |
| Hemet Veterans Memorial | — |
| Honor Garden | — |
| Letters Home Veterans Memorial | — |
| Lompoc Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial “Vietnam Vetrans Lompoc Valley For the preservation of that honor by which they served our nation in time of war... That those...” | — |
| Manuel P. Rodriguez Memorial | — |
| Phagna Norapamok Memorial | — |
| Point of Honor | — |
| S.S. Emidio “General Petroleum Corporation tanker S.S. Emidio, which on December 20, 1941 became the first casualty of the Imperial Japanese Navy's...” | — |
| U.S. Merchant Marine | — |
| United States Veterans “With gratitude to all United States Veterans Shelter Cove Pioneers 1991” | — |
| Veteran memorial hall | — |
| Veteran's Memorial Building | — |
| Veterans / Active Troops / Fallen Heroes Memorial Cross | — |
| Veterans Memorial | — |
| Veterans Memorial Wall “All gave some. Some gave all.” | — |
| Veterans Monument “Freedom is not Free” | — |
| Victory Highway Monument | — |
| World War II Aviator's Memorial “WE HONOR THE COURAGEOUS AVIATORS OF WORLD WAR 2 WHOSE HEROIC DEEDS AND SACRIFICES PERPETUATE THE GIFT OF OUR FOREFATHERS. A NATION...” | — |
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Veteran resources in California
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Medal of HonorRecipients from California
158 recipients.
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