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Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & ActivitiesSightseeing
Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park
Category: Sightseeing - Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & Activities
Address: 3369 N Helena Hwy, St. Helena, CA 94515
From the 1840s until the early 20th century, this grist mill was the center of social activity in Napa Valley, and settlers in the vicinity would gather to discuss pertinent events and oversee the grinding of wheat and corn. The mill's foundation was constructed entirely of native stone, and sturdy Douglas firs and redwoods were used in the walls...
Category: Sightseeing - Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & Activities
Address: 2555 Main St, St. Helena, CA 94574
First-time travelers to Napa Valley would be remiss if they didn't visit the CIA's California campus. A word to the wise, though: This isn't the "Mission Impossible" sort of CIA. Far from it, as folks attending the institute's cooking demonstrations would attest. For a real treat, make reservations at Wine Spectator Restaurant, whose terraced...
Category: Sightseeing - Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & Activities
Address: 19005 Coast Hwy 1, Jenner, CA 95450
Situated on a bluff overlooking the Sonoma coast, Fort Ross State Park includes 90-some acres of meadows, tidal areas, and submerged land. The fort, established by the Russians in 1812, originally served as an outpost for sea otter hunters and was bought by John Sutter, who owned the Sierra Nevada sawmill where gold was discovered in the 1840s....
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
Category: Sightseeing - Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & Activities
Address: Santa Rosa Ave at Sonoma Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Luther Burbank, one of America's leading 19th-century horticulturists, lived in and worked on this parcel of land for many decades. On the property, he experimented with a few of the more than 800 varieties of plants that he developed over the course of his career. A contemporary of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, Burbank often received both men as...
Napa Valley Wine Train Excursions
Category: Sightseeing - Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & Activities
Address: 1275 McKinstry St, Napa, CA 94559
In a valley of culinary and oenological treats, the Wine Train may be one of the area's more unique experiences. Tour Napa aboard elegant Pullman lounge and dining cars (circa 1915-17), whose Honduran mahogany, polished brass, imported linens, and etched glass hark back to a time when such luxuries were reserved for the absurdly rich. Passengers...
Old Faithful Geyser of California
Category: Sightseeing - Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & Activities
Address: 1299 Tubbs Ln, Calistoga, CA 94515
While not the Old Faithful that you've read about in "National Geographic," this California geyser manages to blow off steam almost as regularly as its more famous Yellowstone cousin. The water, which reaches a temperature of 350°, soars nearly 60 feet into the air, creating an eerie mist in the morning and beautiful rainbows when the sun is in...
Category: Sightseeing - Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & Activities
Address: 4100 Petrified Forest Rd, Calistoga, CA 94515
Some three million years ago, nearby Mount St. Helena erupted and blew a blanket of volcanic ash over the area just north of modern-day Calistoga. Over time, the redwood trees were infiltrated by ash and silica, a process that led to their eventual petrifaction. Interestingly enough, alongside the trees, scientists discovered scores of petrified...
Category: Sightseeing - Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & Activities
Address: 3115 Porter Creek Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Explore the wilds of Africa right in the heart of California's Wine Country when you visit this open-air zoo, where more than 400 exotic species live and roam freely in natural habitats. Here, animals aren't locked behind bars, and visitors have the chance to get up close and personal with camels, gazelles, elands, zebras, and wildebeests. There's...
Category: Sightseeing - Napa Valley / Sonoma Valley Attractions & Activities
Address: Warm Springs Rd at Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood, CA 95452
The stunning Valley of the Moon is located off Highway 12 one mile east of Santa Rosa. Flanked on the north by the Mayacamas Mountains and to the south by Sonoma Mountain, it features some of the Wine Country's most breathtaking scenery, as well as access to Hood Regional Park, Sugar Loaf Ridge, and Jack London State Historic Park. One of the...
