We're going up to Petaluma, CA this Friday--what should we do and see there?

Question

suggestions for siteseeing, food, tastings appreciated. I know where we're staying. We are coming up from San Francisco. All answers are appreciated!

Answer 1

Petaluma is one of the most beatiful cities I have ever seen. It has the most gorgeous rolling hills! If you love antique shopping, Petaluma is the central place for stuff like that, too.

Here is a list of antique shops there and their addresses, all of them are in Petaluma, too:

Antiques Market Place: 110 Car Parking Lot
Bronson Tufts Gallery: 112 Washington St.
Chanticleer Antiques: 145 Petaluma
Chelsea Antiques: 148 Petaluma Blvd. North
The Doll Mercantile: 1510 Bodega Avenue
Dorie's Antoques: 152 Kentucky
Fraleys Antiques & Accessories: 110 Petaluma Blvd.
Hitchinson Dolores Antiques: 146 Kentucky
Jackrabbit Antiques: 226 Weller
Kentucky Street Antiques & Collectibles: 127 Kentucky
Miltary Antiques & Museum: 260 Petaluma Blvd.
Monarch Antiques: 199 Petaluma Blvd.
Plum Tuckered: 217 Western Avenue
Petaluma Antique Dealers Assoc.: 148 Petaluma Blvd. North
Poppy: 144 Petaluma Blvd. North
R & L Antiques: 3690 Bodega Avenue
RF Antiques & Gifts: 3690 Bodega Avenue
Sienna: 119 Petaluma Blvd. North
Summer Cottage Antiques: 153 Kentucky Street

This is just a fraction of the list! If you'd like to see the rest and their phone #'s, go to http://www.sonoma.com/thingstodo/antiques/listings.html

These are the spas there, too, if you have the time:

Aesthetic Appeal, Amy Buric, Esthetican: 15 Western Avenue
Elan Fitness Center for Women: 1372 North McDowell Boulevard
Massage Therapy Center: 172 Keller Street
Relaxing Moments Massage Therapy: 410 Thompson Lane
Soft Shell: 18 Kentucky Street

There are also a lot of winery tours, as well: http://www.sonoma.com/thingstodo/tours/featured.html

I actually grew up in Petaluma, it's a wonderful place.

Answer 2

Petaluma is a pretty town I know that Alfred Hitchcock made a movie there and the town of Bodega just up the road from there. I visited the Cheese Factory there it was near a lake ask the locals where it is they are friendly folk.

Answer 3

There's an outlet mall up there:

http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/store_listing.asp?id=24

Other than that I only go there to see friends.

PS There's a good indian restaurant close to kmart, but I forget the name.