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Pushpak Motors Tours, 414 First St. E, Suite F,
IF YOU GO
BEFORE VISITING, get a sense of Sonoma at
a website created by Jim Silverman, a history
buff and former librarian, and his son Max Si-
monet, a digital wiz. They’ve produced a digital
map that links to 23 different YouTube videos
that explore everything from historic sites and
legendary Sonoma characters to the region’s
wine history. “It’s a passion project, a labor of
love,” says Silverman. It’s an excellent primer,
available in 11 languages, all for free. Scan the
QR code on the map to download a portable
version. www.sonomaplazahistorytour.org.
PLAYING THERE
Charlie’s Acres, 3201 Napa Road, Sonoma.
All visits to the farm-animal sanctuary must be
pre-arranged. Group tours are offered at 10
a.m. most weekends for a suggested donation
of $25 for adults, $15 for those 12 and younger.
Private tours cost $50 for adults, $25 for youths.
On April through October weekends, 90-minute
goat yoga and sheep meditation sessions usu-
ally start at 10 a.m.; cost is $60 per session and
participants must be at least 14 years old. www.
charliesacres.org.
Happy Travelers Tours offers a variety of
cannabis tours and other experiences. They
range from CBD-infused High Tea at $99 per
person to tours of regional cannabis farms and
wine tasting. Mix and match tours start at $599
for up to six people for up to five hours. There’s
a mandatory 20 percent driver gratuity. https://
happytravelersweedtours.com.
Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 Lon-
don Ranch Road, Glen Ellen. Open 9 a.m. -5
p.m. daily, except Christmas. Admission costs
$10 per vehicle. Free docent-guided tours are
offered on weekends. https://jacklondonpark.
com.
Sonoma. Three-hour guided Sunset Tours cost
$175. Other options include a three-hour $160
wellness tour that includes a visit to an ashram.
www.pushpakmotors.net/tours
Sonoma Botanical Garden, 12841 Highway 12,
Glen Ellen. Open 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily, except
major holidays. Admission costs $15 for adults,
$12 for those 65 and older, $8 for youths 5-17.
Picnic tables are scattered throughout the gar-
den. https://sonomabg.org.
The Olive Press, 24737 Arnold Drive, Sonoma.
Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except Saturdays
when hours are 10a.m-5:30 p.m. Taste in the
shop or book a private tasting at $20 per per-
son – which includes a 10 percent discount at
the store. www.theolivepress.com.
The Spa at MacArthur, 29 E. MacArthur St.,
Sonoma. Fifty-minute massages start at $195.
www.macarthurplace.com/wellness.
STAYING THERE
The Sonoma Valley Inn, 29550 Second St. W,
is a short walk from Sonoma Plaza. Family
owned and part of Hilton’s Tapestry collection,
it offers 82 rooms, a pool, hot tub and sauna.
Free Wi-Fi. Rates start at about $200 per night;
junior suites with wood-burning fireplaces start
at $269. Parking costs $10 per night. www.sono-
mavalleyinn.com.
El Pueblo Inn, 896 West Napa St., about a
mile from Sonoma Plaza, has been owned by
three generations of the same family since it
opened as a small motel in 1959. Multiple expan-
sions since then, it now offers 53 adobe-style
rooms, some with vintage coal-simulating elec-
tric fireplaces. There’s a pool, and hot tub, free
breakfast and Wi-Fi. Rates start at about $150;
parking is free. www.elpuebloinn.com.
MORE INFO: www.sonomavalley.com.
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