San Francisco (40 minute drive):

- Golden Gate Bridge (best place to see the bridge is in the Marin Headlands)

- Dolores Park (grab some lunch and snacks to go and enjoy beautiful views of the SF skyline)

- Coit Tower

- Cable Cars

- Alcatraz (if you plan on visiting Alcatraz, make reservations at least 2 months in advance!)

- SF has the highest density of Michelin Star restaurants, but if you want cheaper options.. make sure you get a burrito in the Mission District, a pizza slice from Slice House (North Beach), sushi at Elephant Sushi, and an Irish Coffee at Buena Vista (where Irish coffees were first invented!). There are endless options for food!

Livermore

- Wente Vineyards (oldest family winery in California)

- Concannon Vineyard

- Altamont Beer Works

- Shadow Puppet Brewing Company

- Downtown Livermore: restaurants, bars, nightlife..

Napa Valley (76 miles - 1.5 hours):

Some of our favorite wineries are:

- Hall

- Peju

- Laird

- Provenance

- Stags Leap

- Freemark Abbey

- Chimney Rock

- Rutherford Hill (cave tours and great views of Napa Valley)

- Mumm Napa (for bubbly)

**If you plan on wine tasting at a winery, we highly recommend making reservations a few weeks in advance

**Our favorite place to grab a snack or sandwich in between tastings is Oakville Grocery

Redwood Regional Park (35 min drive)

- Stream, Mill and French Trail Loop (4.5 miles)

- French, Bridle and Stream Trail Loop (9 miles)

Yosemite National Park (~3 hour drive - 124 miles)

- Mist Trail to Vernal Falls (3 miles) or to Nevada Falls (around April, the waterfalls are very large so you will get soaked on one part of this trail! - 7 miles)

- Upper Yosemite Falls (leads to North America's tallest waterfall! - 7.6 miles)

- Four Mile Trail to Glacier Point (very challenging but worth it for

the views)

- Clouds Rest (very challenging/all day hike but worth it for the views - 20 miles)

- Yosemite Valley Floor: if you want to enjoy the beauty of Yosemite without hiking, you can leisurely walk around the Valley floor and see world-class views

**If you plan on visiting Yosemite, please check the US National Park Service website for restrictions/reservation information.

Lake Tahoe (3h 45 min drive)

- South Lake Tahoe: we travel here more than North Lake Tahoe. Beautiful beaches and great restaurants/breweries

- North Lake Tahoe: beautiful beaches, restaurants, etc.

- The Naked Fish - our favorite sushi restaurant in South Lake Tahoe

- Rent stand up paddle boards and/or kayaks and swim in the water (the water temperature in late April is going to be very chilly and not desirable for swimming)

*below distances are from Livermore*

Half Moon Bay (1 hour drive)

Monterey/Carmel (2.5 hour drive)

Santa Cruz (2 hour drive)

Redwood National Park (4 hour drive)

Santa Barbara (5.5 hour drive)

Los Angeles (5.5-6 hour drive)

San Diego (7 hour drive)