Things to Do:

Ukiah area:

-Come visit us at the tasting room in Hopland, Ca! We would love to have you taste our wines and visit with our tasting room manager John. Tasting is always free :) there are also several tasting rooms around us that are great like McNab and Stock Farm, not to mention some good restaurants in Stock Farm, The Golden Pig, and Rock Seas.

https://www.grazianofamilyofwines.com/tasting-room

-Want to experience natural "champagne" baths for a spa day? Visit Vichy Springs Resort in Ukiah. https://vichysprings.com/

-Dining in the Ukiah area: We recommend Left Coast, Patrona, Cultivo, Oco Time, The Ukiah Brewing Company, Ellies Cafe, The Broiler, and Miss Saigon.

Mendocino and Fort Bragg:

- 1 1/2 hours from Ukiah. Great places to see the ocean or go to our cold beaches. We recommend Big River and Glass Beach.

-Fort Bragg Botanical Gardens https://www.gardenbythesea.org/

-Go on the Skunk Train or ride their rail bikes

https://www.skunktrain.com/

-There are lots of great hiking trails around. Let us know if you want some recommendations.

-Fabulous restaurants here. We recommend The Albion, Little River, The MacCallum House, Cafe Beaujolais, Pattersons Pub, Cucina Verona, Harbor View, Cowlicks Ice Cream

Napa and Sonoma:

- Downtown Healdsburg Square (Sonoma County, Healdsburg, CA.) 45 minutes south of where Bryce and I live. The square is adorable. Great shopping. Killer ice cream spot (Noble Folk). Great food and cocktails on every corner. It’s where I go to have a good meal and be fancy for the night. It’s like a small, California version of downtown in Charleston.

https://www.sonomacounty.com/articles/things-do-healdsburg/

- If you want to spend some $$, Calistoga offers Hot Air balloon rides. (On my bucket list!) I think it’s about +/- $225-$300 a person.

- There are lots of opportunities to do horse backing riding, if that interests you. I can point you to some goods spots if you’re interested.

- Napa and Sonoma are pretty food and wine centric. There’s not a whole lot to do otherwise.

North of San Francisco:

- Muir Woods - Classic spot close to SF. I you need reservations to park because it’s so popular. But it’s fairly close and "easy way" to spend time the redwoods. https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm

San Francisco:

- Don’t leave ANYTHING visible in your car. I mean, even a cell phone cord. Don’t park in super sketchy places, you will regret it. They will break into your car while you’re walking away. SF can be wild. Parking is a nightmare. Try to find parking garages as much as possible.

- Take the Cable Car! It’s fun, a safe way to see the city, and pretty cheap ($8).

-Walking the Golden Gate Bridge is possible. You don’t have to do the whole thing and it’s pretty fun if the weather is nice. (Free)

- If you need a pick me up, Buena Vista Cafe created the Irish Coffee. Bryce and I almost always go there when we go to SF.

(It is also right by the Wharf and Ghirardelli Square. They are tourist places, but are “fun”. Ghirardelli is the more upscale spot. )

-There are some great museums if you like those things. If you want something more youthful, California Academy of Sciences is fun.

-Chinatown is not what it used to be, but maybe worth a look. It can be sketchy. But, SF does have some of the BEST Chinese and Asian food if you’re into that.

-I have TONS of food and bar recs for SF if you need any, depending on where you’re at.