California Road Trips 2008 - (Page 8) california road trips 2008 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G F E AT U R E Through a child's eyes Find fun the family way with high-tech, hands-on exhibits, plus toys, trains, treats, and really cool cars, all around the bay. Point Richmond (35 mi/57 km: 57 min). Charm the kids with elaborate miniature railways at the Golden State Model Railroad Museum. Tour the World War II–era Red Oak Victory ship. INFO: 510/234-3512 Play, learn, and create at Zeum, in SF Berkeley (11 mi/17 km: 20 min). Climb the hills above town to reach 2,100-acre Tilden Park, with swimming in Lake Anza and rides on an antique carousel. Tilden Park Golf Course features challenging greens and views. INFO: 888/327-2757 treats at Kelly’s French Bakery, on the town’s north end. Explore Pacific Avenue for way-cool surf and vintage clothes. INFO: 831/425-1234 Año Nuevo State Reserve (21 mi/34 km; 40 min). Hike out to ogle northern elephant seals at their mainland breeding site. INFO: 650/879-0227 Emeryville (4 mi/6 km: 11 min). Let the kids chill with milkshakes and malts at way-cool Rudy’s Can’t Fail Café, around the corner from Pixar Studios. Head to Bay Street shopping complex, featuring Godiva, H&M, and EB Games. INFO: 510/652-5223 Half Moon Bay (27 mi/44 km; 35 min). Mingle with the kids (baby goats) Geoffrey Traxler (2) San Francisco. Pick up brochures and tips at the California Welcome Center SM. Then head to Zeum, the handson kids’ arts and tech museum. Visit PIER 39 for lively shopping and dining. INFO: 415/391-2000 and buy fresh cheese at Harley Farms en route to Half Moon Bay. Then take a tidepool tour, or ride horseback on the beach. INFO: 650/726-8380 Danville (22 mi/36 km: 24 min). See your reflection in the buffedand-polished paint jobs of the nearly 100 antique or one-of-a-kind cars at Blackhawk Museum. INFO: 925/ 736-2277 101 1 12 Calistoga 1 128 29 121 128 Point Reyes Station (39 mi/ 62 km: 58 min). Head out to this charming West Marin hamlet, with a stop along the way at Samuel P. Taylor State Park to play on fallen redwood trunks. Enjoy fresh vanilla ice cream at Pine Cone Diner. Continue 10 miles north on State 1 to the tiny town of Marshall, for a meal at rustic-chic Nick’s Cove, on pristine Tomales Bay. At Hog Island Oyster Company, learn how to farm these shellfish, which you can buy and barbecue on site. INFO: For more 866/925-2060 fun north in Bodega, see page 32. Tomales Rd Bodega Ave San Jose (43 mi/69 km; 46 min). Play with hundreds of interactive displays at the Tech Museum of Innovation. Catch the digital art extravaganza of the eye-popping Zero1 festival in early June. INFO: 800/726-5673 Marshall We st Petaluma Point Reyes 121 Station 2 Sir Francis Drake Blvd San Pablo Bay 37 Napa 29 680 80 12 POINT REYES San Rafael NS rin 1 Ma 580 101 Point Richmond Berkeley Emeryville 24 Pacific San Francisco 35 80 Oakland 580 580 880 Danville Santa Cruz (32 mi/52 km; 43 min). Recharge from the beach and rides on the Boardwalk with to-die-for San Francisco Bay Half Moon Bay 280 92 Ocean 680 101 3 8 3 more ways to… play with the kids family-friendly Napa wineries. INFO: 707/942-4981 1 1 Peek into wine caves at Clos Pegase, one of many 2 Zoom to Infineon Raceway to watch speedsters zip around AÑO NUEVO STATE RESERVE 3 San Jose 17 N 101 the Sonoma hills. INFO: 800/870-7223 3 Chug through the redwoods on the Roaring Camp Railroad, near Santa Cruz. INFO: 831/335-4484 www.visitcalifornia.com Welcome Center SM Family Outdoors Arts Shopping Beach Golf Santa Cruz 0 15 mi Wine & Dine State Park http://www.visitcalifornia.com
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