James Lin

Alameda County

• Alameda/Oakland Ferry
  

• Chabot Space and Science Center
  
  • Free on first Wednesday of every month, starting January 2001

• Cycling in Alameda
  

• Mini-Museum of Coca-Cola
  

• * MTC-ABAG Library
  
  • Mon-Fri, 8:30-5

• Niles Canyon Railway
  
  • July through October
    • Steam train
      • Every Sunday: 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30
      • 1st and 3rd Sundays: 4
    • Diesel train--1st and 3rd Sundays: 10:45, 12:15, 1:45, 3:15
  • $7

• Oakland Museum of California
  
  • October 24, 2000 to January 24, 2001: Secret World of the Forbidden City

• Paramount Theatre
  
  • Tours

• Port View Park
  

• Sunol Water Temple
  
  • Mon-Fri, 9 AM-3 PM

• Takara Sake Tasting Room and Museum
  

• * UC Berkeley Transportation Library
  

• USS Hornet
  
  • At Alameda Point
  • Wed-Mon, 10-5, gate closes at 4
  • $10

• Vasco Road
  

Contra Costa County

• Black Diamond Mines
  
  • $4 for parking
    
  • Hazel-Atlas Mine Tour
    • make reservations 1 month in advance
    • Sat-Sun, every hour 10-3
    • $3

• Downtown Pleasant Hill
  

• Hiking on Carquinez Scenic Drive
  

• John Muir National Historic Site
  
  • Wed-Sun, 10-4:30
  • $2

• Point Molate
  

• Point Pinole
  
  • Parking: $4

• * Point Richmond
  

• Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
  
  • By appointment only

• Port Costa
  

• Vasco Road
  

Madera County

• Yosemite
  

Marin County

• Angel Island
  

• China Camp State Park
  

• Marin County Civic Center
  
  • Information Window: Mon-Fri, 9-3

• Marin Headlands
  

• Mt. Tamalpais
  

• Muir Woods
  
  • $2

• Point Bonita Lighthouse
  

• San Francisco Bay Model
  

• Stinson Beach
  

Mariposa County

• Yosemite
  

Mendocino County

• The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
  

Merced County

• Highway 99 Livingston bypass
  

Monterey County

• Monterey Bay Aquarium
  
  • 10 (9:30 during summer)-6
  • $13.95 for students
  • online tickets

Napa County

• Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
  2555 Main Street
  St. Helena, CA 94574
  (707) 967-1010

Sacramento County

• Blue Diamond Vistor's Center and Growers Store
  

• CA 160 (Victory Highway) in the Sacramento Delta
  

• California State Capitol
  

• Kikkoman factory tour
  
  • Plant hours: Mon-Fri: 7 AM-3 PM
  • Scheduled tours: Tues. and Thurs., 9 AM and 1 PM
  • Tours last 45 minutes
  • Call in advance
  • (916) 355-8078

• Lincoln Highway between Fairfield and Sacramento
  

• Old Sacramento
  

• Sutter's Fort State Historic Park
  

San Benito County

• Pinnacles National Monument
  

San Francisco County

• Alameda/Oakland Ferry
  

• Alcatraz
  

• Asian Art Museum
  

• Cable Car Museum
  

• Cartoon Art Museum
  

• Central Freeway demolition/Octavia Boulevard
  

• Crissy Field
  

• Cycling along the Embarcadero
  

• de Young Museum
  

• Ferry Building
  Embarcadero at Market St
  San Francisco, CA
  Mercury News article
  SMWM article

• Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market
  

• Golden Gate Bridge Gift Center
  
  • 9-5
  • 8:30-7:30 during summer

• Mission Dolores
  

• MUNI F-Line
  

• Presidio
  
  • At the Presidio
    Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Woodblock Prints from the Meiji Era, 1868–1912
    October 13, 2001–January 21, 2002

San Mateo County

• Bay Meadows
  
  • $3 for admission
  • $3 for parking

• SFO International Terminal
  

Santa Clara County

• Almaden Quicksilver County Park
  
  • New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: Fri-Sun, 10-4 during summer

• Computer History Museum
  

• Gilroy Garlic Festival
  

• Mariani Orchards
  1615 Half Road
  Morgan Hill, CA 95037
  (408) 779-5467

• Stanford Bing Wing of Green Library
  

• Stanford Science and Engineering Quad
  

• The Tech Museum
  
  • 10-5
  • $8.95-$15.95

• Xerox PARC Forum - James Burke
  

Solano County

• Benicia Arsenal
  

• Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
  
  • 10-5
  • $3

• CA 160 (Victory Highway) in the Sacramento Delta
  

• Jelly Belly factory tour
  

• Lincoln Highway between Fairfield and Sacramento
  

Sonoma County

• Bodega Bay
  

• Korbel Champagne Cellars
  

• Kozlowski Farms
  

• Sonoma Lake and Fish Hatchery
  

Stanislaus County

• Hershey Visitor's Center
  

Tuolumne County

• Yosemite
  

Yolo County

• CA 160 (Victory Highway) in the Sacramento Delta
  

• Lincoln Highway between Fairfield and Sacramento