Clockwise from top: The Burdell Barn at Olompali, petroglyphs on Ring Mountain and the ‘Aoxomoxoa’ back cover.
By Jason Walsh
Angel Island. Bodega Head. Old Faithful Geyser. The North Bay is rife with amazing outdoor destinations—some like the Golden Gate Bridge and Muir Woods are so familiar tourists carve out time in their vacation plans to visit such places weeks in advance. But did you know there’s a ghost town in Sonoma? A Cold
War-era missile site in the Marin Headlands? A “cursed” state park in Novato? The North Bay is loaded with many hidden gems—even longtime locals are unaware of some of the coolest finds just minutes away. Here are a few of our favorites:
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