Guidebook for San Rafael
Food Scene
Indoor and outdoor seating... a family owned restaurant and friendly people. Salvadoran and Mexican cuisine. Hand made tortillas and delicious food.
Casa Manana Restaurant
711 D StIndoor and outdoor seating... a family owned restaurant and friendly people. Salvadoran and Mexican cuisine. Hand made tortillas and delicious food.
Good muffins and coffee. Sandwiches served for lunch. Opens weekday mornings at 6:30 AM.
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Muffin Mania
2 Bayview StGood muffins and coffee. Sandwiches served for lunch. Opens weekday mornings at 6:30 AM.
Drinks & Nightlife
Live music... outdoor seating next to the canal. Spacious seating. Food is great.
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Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club DrLive music... outdoor seating next to the canal. Spacious seating. Food is great.
Parks & Nature
Serene beach and small Chinese museum on SF Bay. Children play in the water on warm days. Folks often kayak from there. It has picnic tables.
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China Camp Beach
899 N San Pedro RdSerene beach and small Chinese museum on SF Bay. Children play in the water on warm days. Folks often kayak from there. It has picnic tables.
A lovely area with forests, hills, beaches, and wildlife. A Morgan horse ranch rents riding horses and tours to a nearby beach. Geologically interesting area because San Andreas earthquake fault runs through Tomales Bay and the park.
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Point Reyes National Seashore
A lovely area with forests, hills, beaches, and wildlife. A Morgan horse ranch rents riding horses and tours to a nearby beach. Geologically interesting area because San Andreas earthquake fault runs through Tomales Bay and the park.
Beautiful Redwood trees and hiking trails. Weekend days are quite crowded. There are signs on US-101 that may tell you when the parking lot is full. You may take the shuttle bus from the bus parking lot.
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Muir Woods National Monument
Beautiful Redwood trees and hiking trails. Weekend days are quite crowded. There are signs on US-101 that may tell you when the parking lot is full. You may take the shuttle bus from the bus parking lot.
it is close (4 blocks) and attractive walk. Basketball courts, tennis courts, and children's playground.
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Gerstle Park
San Rafael Avenueit is close (4 blocks) and attractive walk. Basketball courts, tennis courts, and children's playground.
Essentials
Safeway
700 B StOpen from 6:30 AM until midnight.
Getting Around
Take a bus to San Francisco, SFO or OAK airports, or Greyhound buses. The Transit Center is downtown San Rafael and about a mile from our house.
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San Rafael Transit Center station
Take a bus to San Francisco, SFO or OAK airports, or Greyhound buses. The Transit Center is downtown San Rafael and about a mile from our house.
Arts & Culture
Guests often go to weddings held there because this is a beautiful place to visit.
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Marin Art & Garden Center
30 Sir Francis Drake BlvdGuests often go to weddings held there because this is a beautiful place to visit.