San Rafael Travel Guide

 4 Reviews  Buckeye Point is part of China Camp State Park. I like this spot, kinda, because it is a short walk to the water, and it has an outdoor shower. Also a restroom. It's hardly used so there normally are few people, if not none at all. But it has its deficiencies. There is no real beach, so it's not a... 

 3 Reviews  This was a great introduction to the town of San Rafael. Located on 4th street which is closed to traffic. We wandered up and down about six blocks of vendors selling everything from fedoras to raspberries. There were several barbeques, ribs, tacos etc so you could come for dinner while you decide... 

 3 Reviews  Public library at the Marin County Civic Center. Not a spectacular collection, but a great spot for a library, the room is right underneath the cupola of this amazing building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. 

 1 Review  John Muir was a Scottish-born naturalist and preservationist who helped protect the Yosemite Valley. When the last stand of redwoods was preserved in the area immediately north of San Francisco in the early 1900s, the land owners chose to name the area after Muir to preserve his legacy. Muir Woods... 

 7 Reviews  Here are the hard-working Hostesses of the event! Jessica was the PASTRY CHEF EXTRAORDINAIRE and baked all kinds of wonderful, exotic goodies! Annapet was her usual Galloping Gourmet Chef and prepared wonderful Hawaiian delicacies for us. Baby Chito just did what he does best: Pose there and look... 

 1 Review  San Quentin State Prison is located just a few miles from San Rafael. It was opened in 1852 and is the oldest prison still in use in California. San Quentin is most famous as being California's male death row and is where all of the state's executions are carried out. Famous prisoners included... 

 1 Review  The Marin County Fair is held every year in San Rafael over the Fourth of July weekend, and it's fun for the whole family. There's an amusement park with all kinds of rides, many of them suitable for small children; photography, arts & crafts, and magic shows; animal exhibits and demonstrations,... 

 1 Review  It's actually called the Marin Civic Center, but I've always thought that it more closely resembles a Martian city. George Lucas must have thought so, too, because it supposedly was his inspiration for the Planet Naboo in his Star Wars series. In the 1970s it was notorious as the site of a courtroom... 

 1 Review  We went to Muir Woods early Sunday morning. I guess if you come later it is crowded, but we enjoyed it without crowds. Even though the day was hot elsewhere the unique environment that made this a great place for Redwoods made it chilly--bring a jacket. To walk amid the forest created by trees up to... 

 1 Review  The best movie theatre in San Rafael -- You won't find Star Wars, Harry Potter or James Bond movies here. San Rafael Film Center only shows US independent and international films and a great selection at that. This art deco style theatre was renovated a few years ago. The main theatre is... 

 1 Review  If you have time, take in a film at the Rafael Film Center, which has undergone an elegant remodel. The Center -- which I remember as an old-fashioned art deco theater in its previous incarnation as the Rafael Theater -- now has three screens and specializes in independent, classic, and foreign...