Sonoma County is home to some of the best wineries in California, but it also boasts exciting attractions for adventure seekers, nature lovers, and foodies. You can even go out on a Serengeti-style Safari with giraffes, ostriches, and rhinos at Safari West. Start planning your visit by exploring Visit Santa Rosa and Sonoma County
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Young & Yonder Spirits Tasting
449 Allan Ct. Healdsburg, CA
Young & Yonder Spirits is an artisan craft distillery led by husband and wife team Joshua and Sarah Opatz with a grain-to-shelf philosophy. Visit Saturday and Sunday to imbibe in one of their classic or seasonal cocktails or tasting flight of four.
Wild Flour Bread
140 Bohemian Hwy, Freestone, California, 95472
Indulge in artisanal baked bread at Wild Flour Bread on your way to the Sonoma Coast. Featuring brick oven-baked sourdough bread, scones, and coffee drinks. Working with a wood-fired brick oven Wild Flour produces beautiful hard crust bread that guests come from miles around to taste. Founded in 1998, in beautiful Freestone Valley, a village of just 26 houses, the bakery looks out onto fields dotted with barns and ofter a herd of cows.
Noble Folk Ice Cream & Pie Bar
539 4th st Santa Rosa, California 95401
Sweet treats galore at this top-rated LGBTQIA+, locally owned and operated business. From ice cream, pies, cupcakes, and more, there’s nothing your sweet tooth won’t love. Visit Noble Folk in Downtown Santa Rosa or in Healdsburg on the Plaza.
Bioluminescence Kayaking Tour with Blue Waters Kayaking
Explore the beautiful shoreline between Hog Island and where the waters of Tomales Bay open up to the Pacific Ocean. Or book an evening tour and experience the tranquility and magic of sunset, watching the day change to dusk along the shoreline of the Point Reyes National Seashore. Kayak rentals are also available.
Museum of Sonoma County
425 7th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
The Museum of Sonoma County, located in the heart of downtown Santa Rosa, resides in the historic 1910 Santa Rosa Post Office. The museum features a collection of Sonoma County artifacts, a contemporary art gallery, and a lovely sculpture garden.
Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Hang with Snoopy and the gang at the Charles M. Schulz Museum - Opens in a new tab in Santa Rosa, Ca. View the largest collection of original Peanuts artwork in the world, laugh at Schulz’s original comic strips, learn about the art of cartooning, watch animated Peanuts specials, and more!
Bartholomew Park
1695 Castle Rd, Sonoma, CA 95476
This 374-acre property, run by the Frank H. Bartholomew Foundation is dedicated to keeping this beautiful space open for everyone to enjoy. The park includes areas for picnics, walking/hiking trails, and in true Sonoma County fashion a winery and tasting room.
General Vallejo’s Home
Third Street and West Spain Street Sonoma CA, 95476
A Victorian wood frame house is the center piece of this historic landmark. Part of the Sonoma State Historic Park, this park is chock full of history and well preserved rooms fill with antiquities. Take a peak into California’s history.
The Epicurean Connection – Cheese Making Class
19670 8th Street East, Suite A Sonoma, CA 95476
Join award-winning cheesemaker Sheana Davis for a hands-on cheese-making class. This 90-minute class kicks off with a Sonoma or Napa wine and an artisanal cheese tasting, allowing guests to explore different types of handcrafted cheeses prior to creating their own.
Children’s Museum of Sonoma County
1835 W. Steele Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Ignite your child’s imagination at The Children’s Museum of Sonoma County! Providing hands-on, interactive exhibits and activities in a safe environment that are custom designed for families with children aged ten years old and younger.
Charlie’s Acres
3201 Napa Road, Sonoma, CA 95476
Charlie’s Acres, located just east of the Sonoma Plaza, is a dedicated animal sanctuary for rescued farm animals. The sanctuary serves as a home where animals can live out their natural lives in peace, and as a venue for showing the general public that these intelligent beings deserve love and compassion.
Whale Watching at Bodega Bay
1500 Bay Flat Road, Bodega Bay, CA 94158
Offering whale watching tours, marine excursions, deep-sea and inshore fishing charters throughout Bodega Bay, Point Reyes, and many other areas throughout the Marin and Sonoma Coast. Enjoy catching Salmon, Rockfish, Lingcod, Tuna, and Halibut in the deep sea with North Bay Charters.
Bees N Blooms
3883 Petaluma Hill Road Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Experience the connection between flowers, trees, birds, pollinators, humans, and the biosphere at Bees N Blooms. Enjoy the 11-acre organic farm featuring a lavender labyrinth and lavender-scented pathways. As well as a variety of homegrown products, including honey, fresh-cut flowers, and more!
Sonoma Zip Line
6250 Bohemian Highway Occidental, Ca 95465
Nestled off the coast of Northern California and deep in the Redwood forest, Sonoma Zipline Adventures is high adventure and completely unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. With two unique courses, each a two-and-a-half hour Guided eco-tour that includes multiple zip lines, sky bridges, a majestic spiral staircase, a rappel to the forest floor, you will be immersed in the unparalleled beauty of the world-famous California Coastal Redwoods.
Horseback Riding at Jack London State Park
Triple Creek Horse Outfit offers guided horseback riding experiences in the heart of the Northern California Wine Country on some of the finest riding trails in the world, past acres of vineyards for premium wines, through open oak woodlands and through shady groves of tall redwoods at two locations: Jack London State Historic Park in Sonoma Valley and Yulupa Mountain Ranch in Bennett Valley.
