Eat & Drink
IconicThe French Laundry
$50+Sit down to chef Thomas Keller's nine-course tasting menus in a Napa Valley stone building that dates from about 1900.
SightseeingIconicHistory Buff
Sonoma
Sonoma is a sightseeing stop in Sonoma, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: free.
· Sonoma, CA
Why you should go…
Sonoma is California's birthplace of wine, home to the state's oldest commercial winery and the historic plaza where the Bear Flag Revolt began in 1846. The town center is ringed by tasting rooms, restaurants, and shops, with the surrounding Sonoma Valley home to dozens more wineries within easy reach. It's also where California became a state, giving the area a layered history alongside its wine-country appeal.
- #wine country
- #historic plaza
- #california history
- #tasting rooms
What's around here?
The closest stops to Sonoma, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
9.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink
- SightseeingLocal Gem
Kenwood
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Petaluma
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Spreckels Performing Arts Center
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