Marin

Just a short ferry ride or drive away, but a different world from SF!

The highlight is Muir Woods National Monument, with its very accessible redwoods. (We will of course be among the redwoods for the weekend too though!)
Mission San Rafael
Cabrillo Lighthouse &/or wine tastings nearby
Walk through Mendocino town, and Mendocino Headlands walk
Van Damme State Park (pygmy forest & fern gully)
Scenic drive up to Fort Bragg, whale watching for 2 hours
Tomale tour of the oyster farm @ Hog Island Oysters $15 @ 1-415 663-9218. 20215 Shoreline Highway, Marshall
Point Reyes: Visitor center, drive around park for views, hike to lighthouse

Near Mendocino: Black Point Grill @ 60 Sea Walk Dr, Annapolis
Fort Bragg – local crab or Wild Fish, 7750 N Hwy 1, Little River
Tomales: Brickmaiden Breads
Bovine Bakery
Pt Reyes: Cowgirl Creamery 80 4th St Point Reyes Station (415) 599-9222 (Award winning cheeses)
Tour and sparkling honey wine tasting at Heidrun Meadery @ 11925 State Rt 1 N, Point Reyes Station
Osteria Stellina for local oysters & local cheese 11285 Hwy 1 Point Reyes Station

Wine Country

Sonoma for a more laid-back, family-friendly tour (eg Cline Cellars) and Pinot Noir land
Napa for higher-end dining, larger wineries and Cabernet country
Napa Winetrain 10:30-2:30pm. 1275 McKinstry Street, Napa 94559, $129 or $79/pax
Mission San Francisco de Solano and Mission San Rafael

We do not endorse the South Bay as much of a tourist target, but it does have some attractions for tech buffs.

The Googleplex, of course! If you’re interested in where N&N met (and NC works), you might want to check it out. We’ll probably arrange for a tour for those in town before/after the wedding.
Apple! There’s the Apple Company Store too.
Winetasting at Ridge (http://www.ridgewine.com/)
Techie museums
- Computer History Museum (http://www.computerhistory.org/), in Mountain View just down the street from Google
- San Jose’s Children’s Discovery Museum (https://www.cdm.org/)- great for young kids (probably best <8yo)
- Tech Museum: great for older kids and adults
- Santa Clara’s Intel Museum (http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/company-overview/intel-museum.html)
More historical
- Moffett Field Historical Society Museum (http://www.moffettfieldmuseum.org/findus.html)
- Rosicrucian Museum (http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/)
You can always wander downtown Mountain View (Castro Street), Palo Alto (University Ave.), Los Altos (Main Street) and even Sunnyvale (Murphy Street) if you want to see the best of the not-so-best. They’re not the worst, anyway.

There are some places worth going. We’ll remember them eventually.