Points of Interest

Marin County

• Angel Island
• Marin County Civic Center
  • Information Window: Mon-Fri, 9-3
• Marin Headlands
• Point Bonita Lighthouse
• Muir Woods
  • $2
• Mt. Tamalpais
• China Camp State Park

Western Contra Costa and Southern Solano Counties

• Point Richmond->Point Molate->Point Pinole ($4 parking)
• Port Costa->Bike along Carquinez Strait Scenic Drive
• John Muir National Historic Site
  • Wed-Sun, 10-4:30
  • $2
• Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
  • 10-5
  • $3

Northern Alameda County

• USS Hornet at Alameda Point
  • Wed-Mon, 10-5, gate closes at 4
  • $10
• Takara Sake Tasting Room and Museum
• Cycling in Alameda
• Chabot Space and Science Center
  • Free on first Wednesday of every month, starting January 2001
• Port View Park and Middle Harbor Parks
• UC Berkeley Transportation Library
  • Mon-Fri, 1-5 (5/22-8/18)
• MTC-ABAG Library
  • Mon-Fri, 8:30-5

Eastern Alameda and Contra Costa Counties

• Black Diamond Mines
  • $4 for parking
    
  • Hazel-Atlas Mine Tour
    • make reservations 1 month in advance
    • Sat-Sun, every hour 10-3
    • $3
• Antioch->Brentwood->Vasco Rd->Livermore

San Francisco

• Presidio
• Golden Gate Bridge Gift Center
  • 9-5
  • 8:30-7:30 during summer
• Cartoon Art Museum
  • Tues-Fri, 11-5; Sat, 10-5; Sun 1-5
  • $3 for students
• Alcatraz
• Mission Dolores
• MUNI F-Line
• Cable Car Museum
  • 10-6 (4/1-9/30)
• Cycling along the Embarcadero
• Crissy Field

San Mateo County

• Bay Meadows
• $3 for admission
• $3 for parking
• Santa
  805 S. B St
  San Mateo, CA 94401
• Ramen Club
  732 California Dr
  Burlingame, CA 94010

Santa Clara and Southern Alameda Counties

• Sunol Water Temple (when it's finished)
• Tech Museum
  • 10-5
  • $8.95-$15.95
• Niles Canyon Railway
  • July through October
    • Steam train
      • Every Sunday: 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30
      • 1st and 3rd Sundays: 4
    • Diesel train--1st and 3rd Sundays: 10:45, 12:15, 1:45, 3:15
  • $7
• Almaden Quicksilver County Park
  • New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: Fri-Sun, 10-4 during summer

Central Valley

• Jelly Belly factory tour
• Kikkoman factory tour

Mendocino County

• The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas

Sonoma County

• Kozlowski Farms
• Korbel Champagne Cellars
• Sonoma Lake and Fish Hatchery
• Bodega Bay

Monterey and San Benito Counties

• Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • 10 (9:30 during summer)-6
  • $12.95
  • online tickets
• Pinnacles National Monument

Even farther

• Yosemite
• Highway 99 Livingston bypass

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