Shopping
Downtown St. Helena (St. Helena)
Napa Valley
Main Street
St. Helena CA
Both locals and visitors alike enjoy strolling through the historic downtown St. Helena shops. Whether it is designer clothing, hardware or a bike you are looking for, it can all be found in downtown St. Helena. The St. Helena Premium Outlets can be found just about two miles north of town [...]
Downtown Los Gatos – Restaurants/Shopping (Los Gatos)
Los Gatos CA
If you want culture in Silicon Valley, this is your best bet. Historic architecture, an All-American Main Street, cute boutiques, and a wide variety of restaurants, Los Gatos feels like a 21st century version of a Norman Rockwell painting. Easy to get to because of its proximity to Highway 17.
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San Jose Flea Market – Biggest Open Air Market in US (San Jose)
San Jose
1590 Berryessa Road
San Jose CA
P: 408.453.1110
A California tradition for over 4 decades, the Flea Market has grown into the biggest open-air market in the U.S., featuring 8 miles of colorful alleys and treasure-laden corridors where over 2,000 vendors hawk their wares across 120 acres of land. More than 4 million people visit annually, [...]
Santana Row – Restaurants/Shopping (San Jose)
San Jose
400 South Winchester Boulevard
San Jose CA
P: 408.551.4600
The new Santana Row shopping village creates a sense of European urbanity. With a weekly Farmers Market, well-known retail shops like Gucci and Diesel, and some stylish restaurants (many from San Francisco like Blowfish Sushi and the Straits Café), Santana Row is a good place to get [...]
Downtown Tiburon – Restaurants/Shopping (Tiburon)
Tiburon
Tiburon is the last bastion of homegrown stores in Marin. Without a chain in sight, Main Street is a collection of pricey boutiques, eclectic shops and historic buildings. The nicest thing about this neighborhood is how walkable it is (plus the view of San Francisco are spectacular if you go into any of the dockside [...]
Downtown Mill Valley – Restaurants/Shopping (Mill Valley)
Mill Valley
Sunnyside and Miller Avenues
This former mill town has become a hotbed for bourgeois bohemian families. An off mix of laid-back attitudes (middle-agers playing hackey sack in the town center) and Yuppie lifestyles prevails here. Browse the cute little boutiques, have a latte at the popular Depot coffee house and bookstore, and do some great [...]
Rainbow Grocery Cooperative – Site Seeing (Castro Mission)
Castro / Mission
1745 Folsom Street
San Francisco CA
P: 415.863.0620
Do you want to experience a little piece of 1960’s San Francisco? This worker-owned cooperative in the Mission is one of the most environmentally conscious, politically correct groceries you’ll ever come across. It makes the Whole Foods Market feel aristocratic. But, rather than being too dogmatic, the [...]
Amoeba Records
Haight-Ashbury
1855 Haight Street
San Francisco CA
P: 415.831.1200
What an inventive use for a former voluminous bowling alley (which, by the way, was called “rock ‘n bowl”)! The largest independent record store in the country, Amoeba is a favorite with every visiting musician as you’ll find rare posters, videos, records and used CD’s here. They also have [...]
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