Just 55 miles north of San Francisco, Santa Rosa is a good base for exploring all that California Wine Country has to offer. Its thriving downtown boasts three distinct shopping districts, five historic residential neighborhoods, arts and culture, events, great restaurants, famous chefs, wine tasting rooms, brew pubs, and a comfortable inviting atmosphere.
Start your visit at the Santa Rosa Visitor Center / California Welcome Center, located in an old railroad depot in Santa Rosa's Historic Railroad Square. The center staff can offer tips about what to see and do, and the neighborhood offers a charming mix of antique stores, specialty shops, coffee houses, and restaurants.
Santa Rosa is home to a museum that celebrates famed cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s life and work, and colorful street sculptures of Peanuts characters can be throughout the city. On the museum’s campus is Snoopy’s Home Ice. And nearby you'll find the interactive Children's Museum of Sonoma County.
Cycling enthusiasts from around the world are familiar with this city, which offers a wide variety of bike trails for all levels of experience, and has hosted a stage in the Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race.
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As summer ushers in autumn, we begin to miss our warm-weather berries, peaches, and plums. But that’s why preserving the goodness of harvest has long been a way of life in Sonoma County. We pickle and...
A good barbecued brisket is the most primal of foods, smokey and charred, with soft pads of melted fat that make our necks go limp with joy, our faces raised to the heavens with happiness. At least...
Wine Country overflows with delicious and award-winning restaurants—so much that it can be difficult to know where to start. True to the refined-yet-laidback spirit of Sonoma County, the restaurants...
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In the heart of downtown Sebastopol, California, Michael Anthony Carnacchi crafts custom made boots with great care and detailed attention to last a life time. Each pair of lasts is made to fit the…
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is the home of Robert Ferguson Observatory, Northern California’s most active public observatory. It is also the largest observatory in the western United States completely…
For More than a decade now, Baan Thai have been serving the locals of Mark West and Larkfield with sumptuous Thai food. Many of the popular Thai food items and genuine dishes as well as some of our…
At Machado Burgers we have a commitment to fresh high-quality foods and a fun family atmosphere because we literally put our name behind our burger.
Riviera Ristorante is a family owned and operated Italian Restaurant. Our food is authentic Italian cuisine made using only the freshest ingredients. We take inspiration from Mediterranean and local…
Lucy Liew is a Malaysian-American artist known for her vibrant paintings depicting the iconic beauty of Californian nature. With their themes of resilience and hope, her uplifting compositions evoke…
This 21-acre sports complex in the Larkfield area of north Santa Rosa features multi-use baseball and soccer fields. The fields are predominately used by youth sports organizations. The fields are…
Mac’s Deli & Cafe is the oldest continuing breakfast and sandwich cafe in Sonoma County. It would be surprising if there was another deli of that type within the county’s 1,550 square miles that could…