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Camp Pendleton Ranch House & Mechanized Museum (on base)
Oceanside, CA
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By Simir Shah
Both sites are inside Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, so you need base access. That means a DoD ID, or a sponsor who submits you on a visitor roster at least four business days ahead plus a REAL ID-compliant license; the base's Trusted Traveler program is suspended. Small-group tours of the 1800s Santa Margarita Ranch House, chapel and Bunkhouse Museum are by appointment through the History & Museum Division, (760) 725-5758. Contact the same office before visiting the Mechanized Museum.
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