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Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Anderson Valley Historical Museum
Bates & Mailliard Farmhouse Mercantile
The Madrones
Ford House Museum & Visitor Center
Goldeneye Winery, Anderson Valley
Hendy Woods State Park
Kayak Mendocino
Kelley House Museum
Mendocino Art Center
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Mendocino Headlands State Park
Navarro Point Preserve and Scenic Trail
Navarro River Swimming Hole
Navarro Vineyards & Winery
Pennyroyal Farm
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park
Russian Gulch State Park
Catch-A-Canoe and Bicycles, Too
The Temple of Kwan Tai
Van Damme State Park
Witching Stick Wines
Boonville General Store
- The Anderson Valley is a rural area, about 100 miles north of San Francisco.
- Timber was the first resource in the area to be exploited. Sheep farming and ranching ensued and apples and hops were planted.
- By the 1960s, the redwoods had been decimated and the timber industry declined. Sheep and apple farming suffered similar fates.
- The wine industry filled the gap and is now the leading economic driver of the region.
- There are also a number of micro breweries selling more than 200 different beers.
- Artists, musicians, writers and craftspeople have brought an aesthetic appeal to the area.
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