Guidebook for Petaluma
Sightseeing
Great Restaurants! Antiques! Quaint lovely and fun places!
River Waterfront.
65 locals recommend
Central Market
42 Petaluma Blvd NGreat Restaurants! Antiques! Quaint lovely and fun places!
River Waterfront.
Historic Sonoma Plaza lies at the heart of Sonoma Valley and is a great place to visit. Unique with amazing restaurants, wine and cheese tastings, quaint shops, California Mission, history, etc.
107 locals recommend
Sonoma Plaza
Historic Sonoma Plaza lies at the heart of Sonoma Valley and is a great place to visit. Unique with amazing restaurants, wine and cheese tastings, quaint shops, California Mission, history, etc.
The most prominent geological feature of Bodega Bay is Bodega Head, a peninsula that forms the the protective arm between the ocean and the bay. The San Andreas fault runs right through it, separating steep rocky bluffs from sandy dunes. Atop the bluffs, grasslands rise more gently to the coastal ridges. The Head provides a dramatic vista and the ideal place to watch whales migrate south twice yearly in January/February and April/May. Restaurants, Oysters, Art Galleries, Fishing Boat Tours and Guides, Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was filmed here!
291 locals recommend
Bodega Bay
The most prominent geological feature of Bodega Bay is Bodega Head, a peninsula that forms the the protective arm between the ocean and the bay. The San Andreas fault runs right through it, separating steep rocky bluffs from sandy dunes. Atop the bluffs, grasslands rise more gently to the coastal ridges. The Head provides a dramatic vista and the ideal place to watch whales migrate south twice yearly in January/February and April/May. Restaurants, Oysters, Art Galleries, Fishing Boat Tours and Guides, Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was filmed here!
Essentials
Trader Joe's a nice grocery alternative to large supermarkets. Unique items. Good prices.
21 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
169 N McDowell BlvdTrader Joe's a nice grocery alternative to large supermarkets. Unique items. Good prices.
Organic Supermarket! Great produce, meats, super nutritious deli!
185 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
731 E Blithedale AveOrganic Supermarket! Great produce, meats, super nutritious deli!
Safeway
389 S McDowell BlvdNice Big Safeway store for all your Grocery and Personal needs.
Food Scene
In-N-Out Burger
1010 Lakeville HwyThe one Guests usually ask for!
Cucina Paradiso
114 Petaluma Blvd NOh... it is so Yummy!
Downtown Italian Cuisine at it's BEST!
Super Fresh Quality Oysters (from their own oyster beds) on the seashore with a great view! Order what you like inside, and they'll bring it out to you when you find your seat along the water. Great seafood and Local Delicious Faire. (Crab in Season too!) Relaxed, laid back and delicious!
67 locals recommend
The Marshall Store
19225 CA-1Super Fresh Quality Oysters (from their own oyster beds) on the seashore with a great view! Order what you like inside, and they'll bring it out to you when you find your seat along the water. Great seafood and Local Delicious Faire. (Crab in Season too!) Relaxed, laid back and delicious!
Consistently delicious and friendly Mexican restaurant. The most popular in town. Dave, the owner is usually there and has been for 20 years!
14 locals recommend
Mi Pueblo
800 Petaluma Blvd NConsistently delicious and friendly Mexican restaurant. The most popular in town. Dave, the owner is usually there and has been for 20 years!
Vintage Family Italian Restaurant with a great bit of Petaluma History. Ask about Prohibition! Also the Chicken Toscana is incredible with Polenta! Great food!
13 locals recommend
Volpi's | Ristorante & Bar
124 Washington StVintage Family Italian Restaurant with a great bit of Petaluma History. Ask about Prohibition! Also the Chicken Toscana is incredible with Polenta! Great food!
Love to have breakfast or bunch here. Also right in the heart of downtown Petaluma, so a great start to exploring our architecture, bountiful antique stores, historic library, walking tours, all things downtown!
9 locals recommend
Topsy's Kitchen
131 Kentucky StLove to have breakfast or bunch here. Also right in the heart of downtown Petaluma, so a great start to exploring our architecture, bountiful antique stores, historic library, walking tours, all things downtown!
If you've a hankering for a Big and delicious breakfast give our Lumberjacks a try. Fresh giant biscuits with gravy, cinnamon french toast, super sausages, omelets, potatoes your way, really nice waiters and waitresses. Lunch and dinner also available.
Lumberjacks
732 E Washington StIf you've a hankering for a Big and delicious breakfast give our Lumberjacks a try. Fresh giant biscuits with gravy, cinnamon french toast, super sausages, omelets, potatoes your way, really nice waiters and waitresses. Lunch and dinner also available.
Italian and delicious. I also love the scallops there! There salad is just perfect! There menu is online!
Giacomo's Ristorante
2000 Lakeville HwyItalian and delicious. I also love the scallops there! There salad is just perfect! There menu is online!
Look up the history on Marvelous Mary! A great place for families and groups. Italian and great deals on Family Spaghetti Meals, seasonal so call ahead. Kids meals too! And great Chicken Tenders!
Mary's Pizza Shack
359 E Washington StLook up the history on Marvelous Mary! A great place for families and groups. Italian and great deals on Family Spaghetti Meals, seasonal so call ahead. Kids meals too! And great Chicken Tenders!
Love this place for breakfast but expect lines on the weekends. Downtown.
20 locals recommend
Hallie's
125 Keller StLove this place for breakfast but expect lines on the weekends. Downtown.
Everything Else
Arguably the world's busiest racing facility, with track activity scheduled an average of 340 days a year. It is one of North America's most complete and versatile motorsports complexes!
35 locals recommend
Sonoma Raceway
29355 Arnold DrArguably the world's busiest racing facility, with track activity scheduled an average of 340 days a year. It is one of North America's most complete and versatile motorsports complexes!
Drinks & Nightlife
Beautiful winery with great hosts and Superb Wines. I love the Pinots! 12 minutes from the house.
11 locals recommend
Keller Estate Winery
5875 Lakeville HighwayBeautiful winery with great hosts and Superb Wines. I love the Pinots! 12 minutes from the house.
Lagunitas Brewing Company
1280 N McDowell BlvdGreat Tour! Great Beer! Food! Music!
Wonderful Wines! Fabulous Grounds! Great tasting room with several tasting options. Historical Grand Estate with European Charm. Tours available. A great winery and a great place to spend a relaxing afternoon. Also - Bocce Ball. Picnic Areas. Events and Weddings. Good for families. I also love the grape vines display in the courtyard and the gardens!
69 locals recommend
Chateau St. Jean Winery
8555 Sonoma HwyWonderful Wines! Fabulous Grounds! Great tasting room with several tasting options. Historical Grand Estate with European Charm. Tours available. A great winery and a great place to spend a relaxing afternoon. Also - Bocce Ball. Picnic Areas. Events and Weddings. Good for families. I also love the grape vines display in the courtyard and the gardens!
Armida Winery
2201 Westside RdZIN and PoiZin and Rock n Roll!
Parks & Nature
A great place for a walk, near the house and a perfect 2.25 mile trail running through Wetlands and by the River. Lots of birdlife.
8 locals recommend
Schollenberger Park Road
Schollenberger Park RoadA great place for a walk, near the house and a perfect 2.25 mile trail running through Wetlands and by the River. Lots of birdlife.
Beautiful Redwood Giants when going to Russian River Wine Country, Korbel Champagne Cellars, or for a picnic.
A Very Special Place!
Must take the loop walk out to and around General Armstrong Tree. The quiet is beyond amazing. State Park , Guerneville, CA.
500 locals recommend
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve Visitor Center
17000 Armstrong Woods RdBeautiful Redwood Giants when going to Russian River Wine Country, Korbel Champagne Cellars, or for a picnic.
A Very Special Place!
Must take the loop walk out to and around General Armstrong Tree. The quiet is beyond amazing. State Park , Guerneville, CA.
From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover. Home to several cultures over thousands of years, the Seashore preserves a tapestry of stories and interactions of people. Point Reyes awaits your exploration.
273 locals recommend
Point Reyes National Seashore
From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover. Home to several cultures over thousands of years, the Seashore preserves a tapestry of stories and interactions of people. Point Reyes awaits your exploration.
Overlooking the heart of the beautiful San Geronimo Valley, Roy’s Redwoods Preserve is a perfect place for a quick escape. From the main entrance along Nicasio Valley Road, you enter a picturesque meadow surrounded by sheltering bay trees interspersed with clusters of towering redwoods. These redwoods are among the largest in the county. Remember that these specimens are just the offspring of even more massive “mother trees” that once stood in the center of these rings of 200 foot tall sprouts. From the meadow you can choose from a few shaded trails that loop through this 293 acre preserve. You may also choose to climb the Dickson Ridge Fire Road to enjoy sweeping views that stretch from Mt.
19 locals recommend
Roys Redwoods Preserve
Overlooking the heart of the beautiful San Geronimo Valley, Roy’s Redwoods Preserve is a perfect place for a quick escape. From the main entrance along Nicasio Valley Road, you enter a picturesque meadow surrounded by sheltering bay trees interspersed with clusters of towering redwoods. These redwoods are among the largest in the county. Remember that these specimens are just the offspring of even more massive “mother trees” that once stood in the center of these rings of 200 foot tall sprouts. From the meadow you can choose from a few shaded trails that loop through this 293 acre preserve. You may also choose to climb the Dickson Ridge Fire Road to enjoy sweeping views that stretch from Mt.