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Welcome to Napa Valley
This page is mostly for out-of-towners. The places listed below are some of the most popular for a side trip during a San Francisco vacation.
- Sacramento: The state capitol has an interesting Old Town and some great museums.
- Big Sur: Many of your iconic ideas of California probably came from pictures taken in Big Sur, with sweeping coastlines and towering trees.
- Monterey and Carmel: The peninsula's bookend towns couldn't be more different: a former cannery town and an upscale artists' enclave.
- Napa Valley: The Wine Country you've read about.
- Santa Cruz: There's the old-fashioned seaside amusement park and some great beaches in this little place.
- Sausalito: Just across the bay, with pleasant views and some nice art galleries. A ferry ride away from Fisherman's Wharf.
- Sonoma County: Less pretentious than Napa, with great scenery and friendly tasting rooms.