- Day Trips
- Events
- Food
- Fun and Games
- Hiking
- Museums and Galleries
- Parks & Playgrounds
- Performing Arts
- Shopping
- Sights
- Sports
- Wedding Venues
- Livermore:
- Fort Bragg (way up north)
- Ride the Skunk Train and rail bikes at The world famous Skunk Train
- Guerneville:
- Float on the Russian River at Johnson's Beach, then ice cream and pie at Guerneville Bank Club
- Petaluma:
- Brewery tour at Lagunitas Brewing Company
- Bioluminescence kayaking tour
- Santa Rosa:
- See exotic animals at Safari West, then drink some Pliny the Elder beer at Russian River Brewing Company
- Sonoma County:
- Horseback trail riding in Bodega Dunes Beach, then fresh oysters at Hog Island Oyster Company (Marshall, CA)
- Point Arena (south of Mendecino):
- Tour of Point Arena Light House (the tallest lighthouse on the Pacific Coast), then lunch at Queenie's Roadhouse Cafe
- Cheese Trail - driving tours of California cheesemakers.
- Half Moon Bay:
- San Francisco:
- Tour Point Bonita Light House, then tour the Nike Missile Site
- Pescadero:
- Breakfast at Alice's, then Harley Farms Goat Dairy, then Duarte's Tavern for artichoke soup and olallieberry pie.
- Pigeon Point Light Station, then Elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park, then eat pie at Pie Ranch
- Santa Cruz:
- Redwood canpoy tours and aerial adventure course at Mount Hermon Adventures
- Santa Cruz:
- Ride the Big Dipper at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, then Marianne's Ice Cream, then visit Natural Bridges
- Hike through the redwoods in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, or take the steam train through the park on the [Roaring Camp Railroad]
- Mystery Spot
- Berkeley:
- Fremont:
- Pinole: Happy Sashimi
- Mountain View
- Vaso Azzurro - Family owned italian
- Half Moon Bay
- Sam's Chowder House
- Dad's Luncheonette - comfort food in a train caboose, by a former 3 Michelin by star chef
- Pescadero
- Duarte's Tavern - world famous artichoke soup
- San Francisco:
- Anchor Steam - Brewery tour
- Del Popolo - Wood fired pizza
- Devil's Teeth Baking Company - The cinnamon rolls. Wow.
- Food Safari - A tour of the best delis, coffee houses, bakeries and meat markets.
- Foreign Cinema - Combining independent films with California-Mediterranean cooking
- La Taqueria - Mission-style burrito
- Lazy Bear - $$$$
- Liguria Bakery - Foccacia
- The Buena Vista - Irish Coffee
- Pineapple King Bakery
- State Bird Provisions
- Swan Oyster Depot
- Tartine Bakery - Try the croissants
- Urban Putt - Good food and indoor mini golf.
- San Mateo:
- Nini's Coffee Shop - Breakfast
- Woodside:
- Campbell
- Hash House - Breakfast
- Los Gatos
- San Jose Downtown:
- Back-A-Yard - Carribean
- Breakfast Club - Breakfast
- San Pedro Square
- Santa Cruz:
- Aldo's - Featured on Diners Drive-ins and Dives
- Harbor Cafe
- Willow Glen:
- Berkeley:
- Victory Point Cafe - Hundreds of board games, snacks, coffee and beer
- Half Moon Bay:
- The Mavericks Experience - Surf lessons
- Pescadero
- Harley Farms Goat Dairy - goat cheese and baby goats
- Alameda County:
- Contra Costa:
- Marin County:
- Angel Island State Park
- Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve
- Carson Falls/Pine Mountain
- Cascade Canyon Open Space Preserve
- Castle Rock State Park
- Cataract Falls
- Chimney Rock Trailhead
- China Camp State Park
- Indian Valley Open Space Preserve
- Loma Alta Open Space Preserve
- Mount Tamalpais State Park: Matt Davis-Steep Ravine Loop
- Muir Beach
- Olompali State Historic Park
- Rodeo Beach
- Samuel P. Taylor State Park
- Tomales Bay State Park
- Robert Louis Stevenson State Park
- Sonoma County:
- San Bruno:
- Pacifica:
- Redwood City:
- San Mateo County:
- Pescadero:
- Santa Clara County:
- Santa Cruz:
- Alameda:
- Pacific Pinball Museum - You can play most of the machines.
- USS Hornet
- Moraga:
- Oakland:
- Walnut Creek:
- Santa Rosa:
- Sausalito:
- Burlingame:
- Mountain View:
- San Francisco:
- San Mateo:
- San Jose:
- Santa Clara:
- Monterey:
- Berkeley:
- Fremont
- Oakland:
- Walnut Creek:
- Boulder Creek:
- San Francisco:
- San Mateo:
- CuriOdyssey - Science and wildlife center for kids
- Half Moon Bay
- Firzgerald Marine Reserve tidepools are one of the most beautiful and easily accessible natural wonders of the Northern California coast
- Los Gatos:
- Sunnyvale:
- San Jose:
- Monopoly in the Park
- Happy Hollow Park and Zoo
- Rotary Playgarden
- Emma Prusch Park - A park with chickens just walking around chilling.
- Berkeley:
- Oakland:
- Mill Valley:
- Sausalito:
- Palo Alto:
- Stanford Theatre - Opened in 1925
- San Francisco:
- Stern Grove Festival - Free concerts
- San Jose:
- Saratoga:
- Livermore:
- Pleasanton:
- Walnut Creek:
- Napa:
- San Rafael:
- Burlingame:
- Daly City:
- Palo Alto:
- San Bruno:
- San Francisco:
- San Mateo:
- Gilroy:
- San Jose:
- Oakland:
- Mill Valley:
- Sausalito:
- Felton:
- Half Moon Bay:
- Mavericks Beach - Some of the biggest waves in the world.
- San Francisco:
- Aquarium of the Bay on Pier 39
- Alcatraz Cruizes
- Boudin Bakery Tour
- Cliff House and Sutro Baths
- Conservatory of Flowers
- Ghirardelli Square
- Giants Ballpark Tours
- Marine Mammal Center
- Mount Sutro Open Space Preserve
- Nike Missile Site SF-88
- Painted Ladies
- Red and White Fleet Cruises
- San Francisco Zoo
- Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
- Woodside:
- Monterey:
- Mt. Hamilton:
- San Jose:
- Santa Cruz:
- Berkeley:
- Oakland:
- Palo Alto:
- San Francisco:
- San Jose:
- 49ers
- Earthquakes
- Giants - Class A - Advanced baseball affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
- San Jose State University
- Sharks
- Pleasanton:
- San Ramon:
- Forestville:
- Geyserville:
- Kenwood:
- Napa:
- Petaluma:
- Rutherford:
- Santa Rosa:
- Sonoma:
- St. Helena:
- Burlingame:
- Half Moon Bay:
- Redwood City:
- San Francisco:
- Cupertino:
- Los Gatos:
- San Jose:
- Saratoga:
- Hakone - One of the oldest Japanese estate, retreat and gardens in the Western Hemisphere
- Montalvo Arts Center