Wine Country Activities

Aerial view of a scenic golf course featuring lush green fairways, sand bunkers, and serene water hazards. The course, one of the best golf courses in the greater Bay Area, is surrounded by vineyards and rolling hills, creating a picturesque landscape under a clear sky. Paths wind through the fields and course.

The Best Golf Courses in Napa Valley

The big-ticket landscape of the greater Bay Area, from bustling cosmopolitan cities to quiet coastal communities, has been gifted with an exceptionally diverse collection of […]

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A scenic view of one of the best golf courses Sonoma County has to offer, featuring lush green fairways, a bunker, and a backdrop of the ocean under a clear blue sky. The landscape includes various shrubs and grasses in the foreground, with distant hills meeting the coastline—an ideal spot for golfing.

The Best Golf Courses in Sonoma County

The big-ticket landscape of the greater Bay Area, from bustling cosmopolitan cities to quiet coastal communities, has been gifted with an exceptionally diverse collection of

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A person in a light blue shirt holds large clusters of dark purple grapes in both hands, embodying the charm of small-town getaways in Northern California. The background is blurred, suggesting an outdoor setting. The grapes appear fresh and plump.

The Best Small-Town Getaways in Northern California

There’s something about strolling around a small town that restores your faith in America — that, in the long run, everything’s going to be alright.

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A woman stands in a vineyard with her back to the camera, experiencing one of the Top Wine Tours in Sonoma. She has both arms raised, holding a glass of wine in her right hand. She is wearing a light blue shirt and colorful bracelets. The vineyard stretches into the distance, with a large building in the background.

Top Wine Tours in Wine Country

Wine Country is one of the most popular destinations in the world thanks to its ideal soil for grape growing and gorgeous nature.

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A group of eight people, all wearing helmets and casual summer clothes, are lined up on bicycles on a paved trail surrounded by trees and greenery. The sunny weather and shadows on the ground suggest it is a bright day, showcasing one of the top activities in Sonoma.

Top Activities in Wine Country

There’s more to Wine Country than just wine. From hot air balloons to vineyard bike rides, here are the best activities to partake in.

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California’s Botanical Gardens in Full Bloom

I have a confession: If I didn’t have to review botanical gardens for my travel guides, I would never have learned how extraordinary these places

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A glass of red wine sits on a ledge overlooking a vast vineyard in Santa Cruz Wine Country. The rows of grapevines stretch into the distance, and a large body of water with mountains in the background under a cloudy sky creates a serene and picturesque scene, perfect for discovering this unique region.

Discovering Santa Cruz Wine Country

It’s easy to lose orientation in the Santa Cruz Mountains, looping through miles of thick redwood trunks on narrow, winding roads that rise and fall

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A spread of Sonoma County artisanal food on a wooden table features sliced bread, a bunch of grapes, crackers, bowls of dip, cheese, olives, yellow bell pepper, and some lemons. The background includes a green potted plant.

Cheese, Bread, Honey, Olive Oil: Sonoma County Artisanal Food Scene Has It All

I know, it’s a tired phrase, but so many of us here in the Bay Area are food-obsessed and can’t get enough of the creamy

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A small white mission-style church with a bell tower topped by a cross. The front entrance is an arched wooden door. Nearby is a tall tree and a signpost that reads "Historic Mission Santa Cruz," one of the iconic Northern California Missions. The sky is clear and blue.

Northern California Missions: From San Juan Bautista to San Francisco Solano de Sonoma

Looking for a whopping dose of California state history? There’s likely no better entry point than the missions. Here’s a look at seven of the

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A vintage steam locomotive with the number X-45 on its front leads a red passenger car through a lush forest in Northern California. The train engine has a shiny brown and black exterior and is enveloped by tall green trees. Smoke is billowing from the chimney as the train moves forward, creating a scene like those featured in trains and museums.

Historic Train Rides and Museums in Northern California

The Golden State owes almost as much to the “iron horse” as to the yellow mineral that spurred the nation’s westward expansion in the mid-19th

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