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Vallejo is the largest city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 116,760 at the 2000 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay. Vallejo is named for General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo.

Vallejo is home to the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom theme park (formerly Marine World and Marine World Africa USA) ; the now-defunct Mare Island Naval Shipyard; the regional office for Region 5 of the United States Forest Service; the California Maritime Academy (part of the California State University system); the Vallejo Center campus of Solano Community College; and Touro University, an osteopathic medical college. Ferry service runs from a terminal on Mare Island Strait to San Francisco, through Vallejo Transit's BayLink division. Vallejo is well known among hip-hop fans as the home to many rappers, including E-40, Mac Mall, Mac Dre, and Young Lay.

Vallejo has twice served as the capital of the State of California: once in 1852 and again in 1853, both periods being quite brief.[1] Some of the first Europeans drawn to the Vallejo area were attracted by the sulfur springs; in the year 1902 the area was named Blue Rock Springs. In 2008, Vallejo became the largest California city ever to file for bankruptcy.

 

Golf courses

 

• Blue Rock Springs Golf Course (36 holes, public)
• Hiddenbrooke Golf Course (18 holes, public)
• Mare Island Golf Course (18 holes, public)
• Mortara Municipal Golf Course (9 holes, public)

Museums and attractions

• Solano County Fairgrounds (near I-80 and Hwy 37)
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (previously Six Flags Marine World)
• Mare Island Naval Shipyard and Mare Island Historic Park
• Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
• Historical Empress Theater

Sailing and boating

• Vallejo Yacht Club, founded in the year 1900, is a not for profit volunteer organization, solely organized to promote and encourage yachting, sailing, rowing, power boating and related activities.
• Vallejo Municipal Marina

Local events

• Farmers Market, downtown, Saturdays from 9-1
• The Vallejo Symphony performs four subscription concerts per year from September to May.