Attractions and Places To See around Walnut Grove - Top 9

This stunning preserve is one of the few protected wetland habitat areas in the state and home to California's largest remaining valley oak riparian forest. There is a beautiful bird refuge, where millions of birds stop on their annual migration, a nice visitor center, and pit toilets in the parking lot. Entry is free, and there are several paved pathways and walking bridges, benches, and a lookout point in the water-filled grasslands. It's a fantastic place to stop and take a break to enjoy the breathtaking scenery.

Historic landmark, located in the heart of the Sacramento River delta region, is now a spacious, full service Wedding and Reception facility, https://grandislandmansion.com/

The City of Isleton was founded in 1874 by Josiah Poole. It is one of the oldest historical towns nestled along the Sacramento River Delta where fishing, camping, historic tours, farming, wine tasting, hiking and bike riding is popular. Around 1875, Chinese and Japanese mass immigration began to Isleton because of the agricultural jobs. Isleton Main Street was divided by Chinese District on the West Side and Japanese District on the East Side. These two districts are in the National Register of Historic Places (National Park Service - Isleton Chinese and Japanese Commercial Districts). In the 1930's - 1960's, Filipinos made their home in Isleton working the farmlands. According to the 2010 Census, the population is 804 residents that reside in the historic town

This spectacular Italian Renaissance styled villa is the largest private estate in Northern California. Built by Mr. Lewis W. Meyers, this impressive estate sits on the outskirts of the town of Walnut Grove, one of the earliest settlements on the Sacramento River Delta, established in 1850. Mr. Meyers was an accomplished and influential Californian, and was the owner of 865 acres on Grand Island, where he built a highly successful fruit farm, growing pears, peaches, plums, cherries, and asparagus, and which was, at the time, one of the show-places of the county. Planned by Mr. Meyers’ wife Henrietta and designed by renowned San Francisco architect J. W. Dolliver in 1917, this four-story, 24,000 square foot, 58 room villa was the centerpiece of Louis W. Meyers’ personal empire. Construction of the Mansion was completed in 1920. It is now mostly a wedding event space. https://grandislandmansion.com/history

Largest private historic mansion in Northern California

Tyler Island Bridge is a historic, unique wing bridge design from 1927, rotating around the center during staffing hours: •May 1 to October 31: Bridgetender service 6am to 10pm •November 1 to April 30: Bridgetender service 9am to 5pm •All other times: 4 hours advance notice required to the Rio Vista Bridge (707.374.2134) general phone: 916.777.6649

The Bing Kong Tong (Chinese: 秉公堂; pinyin: Bǐnggōng Táng; Jyutping: Bing2gung1 Tong4) was one of the powerful Tongs in San Francisco's Chinatown during the early 20th century. Since most, if not all, Chinatowns founded in the United States in the 19th century were founded by migrants from the province of Canton (Guangdong in mandarin Chinese, which is a spoken Chinese dialect different from that spoken by the Cantonese), many place names were transliterated from the Cantonese dialect. The word 堂, "tong" or "tong4", here means "hall" and is not to be confused with 黨, "dong2", which means gang or (political) party. Bing Kong Tong would be more accurately transliterated as "Bing2 Goong1 Tong4", meaning "hall upholding justice". Perhaps because many halls rivaled each other and had loyalists who would form gangs, it seems that the confusion has been perpetrated and perpetuated. Known as the Bing Kong Tong Society (or Bing Kung Association in Seattle, Washington), the organization was one of the largest in California when the Hop Sing and Suey Sing Tongs allied against the Bing Kongs, instigating one of the most violent of the Tong wars in the United States. As the gang war continued, the numerous murders caught the attention of the press as the often gruesome slayings were detailed. Eventually an investigation headed by Santa Rosa, California, attorney Wallace L. Ware, in cooperation with the District Attorney's office, exposed the extent of the Bing Kongs influence throughout the Chinese American populations along the west coast and southwestern United States (as far as the conviction of four members for a Tong murder in Kingman, Arizona). Weakened by the decade long war against the rival Tongs as well as state authorities, the Bing Kongs would eventually merge as a powerful trade union, under the Association like Free Masons although it is suspected by federal and local law enforcement officials to still have remaining ties to organized crime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Kong_Tong