Guest Post: Guide to the Bay Area
I am so excited today because I have our very first guest post for West Coast Capri from the darling Emi at Well Traveled Wife. I have followed her blog from the beginning and I can tell you all that she is honestly as amazing in person as every one of her posts. She has lots of great travel tips, date night ideas, and guides for every place she has traveled . . . and this girl has seen the world. You can follow her blog via bloglovin, or stay up to date with her twitter and instagram.
Hi, I'm Emi from welltraveledwife.com. I love Chelsey and her gorgeous blog and am flattered to be guest posting today! Since Chelsey has such great taste and shares so many fun things to do in Southern California, I thought I'd share our favorite things to do up in Northern California where we live! We LOVE the bay area. There are so many different things to do, you could never be bored! First we have our favorites for San Francisco, and then for the entire bay. We're so lucky to live in such a beautiful place with so much to do. We've done a lot in the time we've lived here, but there is still so much to do and see. We can't wait to check more items off this list!
So here's our bay area bucket list . . . all the best things to do in this pretty area we live in!
| BAY AREA |
half moon bay pumpkin festival
california state capitol in sacramento
dipsea trail
do the famous tech museum
try the famous bay area olallieberry pie
visit the silicon valley tech companies
gold rush towns
foster city canals
downtown sunnyvale and mountain view
berkeley
winchester mystery house
alameda island
stay over at the pigeon point lighthouse
pick apples at gizdich ranch
los gatos creek trail
oakland
hike in the marin headlands
pescadero
davenport
drive down the pacific coast highway
take caltrain
see the elephant seals in ano nuevo state park
stay a night at stinson beach
hike lands end out to the sutra baths
stay at the claremont hotel in berkeley
tour it's-it ice cream sandwich factory
lake merritt
see a concert at shoreline amphitheater
alameda island sand castle contest
visit el capitan in yosemite
downtown redwood city
stay a weekend in mill valley
go to the gilroy garlic festival
eating tour through berkeley's "gourmet ghetto"
safari west in santa rosa
lake anza and lake temescal [east bay]
go zip lining in the santa cruz mountains
eat at nepenthe in big sur
see a movie and have dinner doing it at rialto
lake tahoe in the winter and summer
petaluma [see cowgirl creamery]
| SAN FRANCISCO|
row boats on stow lake in golden gate park
bike across the golden gate bridge to sausalito
take the ferry together from sausalito to san francisco
find the full house house
kiss on the top of twin peaks summit
get foccacia at liguria bakery in little italy
run along the embarcadero
see the boudin sourdough factory and museum
try the famous 18 swedish pancakes at sear's restaurant in union square
get bob's donuts in the middle of the night
visit the SF yacht club
dinner at the top of union square
golden gate bakery egg tarts in chinatown
learn about the coit tower murals
tacos in the mission
see coit tower and city hall lit up orange in october
run the lyon street steps
california academy of sciences
try every sample at the ferry building
slide down the seward street slides
go to the san francisco ballet
run and play tennis in golden gate park
try pie shakes
have french toast at mama's
clam chowder on the wharf
visit baker beach
fortune cookie factory in chinatown
spend a sunny day at dolores park with bi-rite ice cream in hand
bike to tiburon together
sourdough class at la victoria's
visit ocean beach and the cliff house
alcatraz at night
"off the grid" food truck market
visit SF MOMA
picnic at the palace of fine arts
go to a show at the cow palace
see the buffalo in golden gate park
do the barbary coast trail walking tour
go horseback riding on ocean beach
love locks on the golden gate bridge
yoga on the labyrinth at grace cathedral
go to a 49ers game
go to movie night at the top of the mark
ghirardelli chocolate festival
fly kites on chrissy field
